Scientific Classification of Echinocactus and Elephant Bush
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Tracheophyta
  
Embryophyta
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Magnoliopsida
  
Order
Caryophyllales
  
Caryophyllales
  
Family
Cactaceae
  
Portulacaceae
  
Genus
Echinocactus
  
Portulacaria
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
  
Tribe
Cacteae
  
Not Available
  
Subfamily
Cactoideae
  
Portulacarioideae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Echinocactus and Elephant Bush Kingdom
The scientific classification of Echinocactus and Elephant Bush includes the entire classification chart that includes kingdom, family, clade, tribe etc. A kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank. A taxonomic rank is the level that a living organisms are placed in hierarchical level of arrangement of life forms. All the living organisms are divided into kingdoms. Plant kingdom is a main classification of living organisms that include all plants. There are six kingdoms which are: Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protista, Aschaea/Archaeabacteria and Bacteria Eubacteria. Echinocactus and Elephant Bush kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Echinocactus and Elephant Bush Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Echinocactus and Elephant Bush family is a major factor of Echinocactus and Elephant Bush Scientific Classification. Plant family helps you narrow the search of your plants. It also gives you idea about, how the plant looks, how the seed will be like etc. These two plant families can be different or same. Echinocactus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Elephant Bush belongs to the family Portulacaceae.
Echinocactus and Elephant Bush Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Echinocactus and Elephant Bush genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Echinocactus and Elephant Bush, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Echinocactus and other plant's genus is Portulacaria. Echinocactus tribe is Cacteae and Elephant Bush tribe is Not Available. Echinocactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Elephant Bush clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Echinocactus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Elephant Bush subfamilies are Portulacarioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Echinocactus and Elephant Bush and other products also.