Scientific Classification of Echinopsis and Moonlight cactus

Echinopsis and Moonlight cactus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Echinopsis and Moonlight cactus 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. Echinopsis and Moonlight cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Echinopsis and Moonlight cactus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Echinopsis and Moonlight cactus family is a major factor of Echinopsis and Moonlight cactus 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. Echinopsis belongs to the family Cactaceae and Moonlight cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Echinopsis and Moonlight cactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Echinopsis and Moonlight cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Echinopsis and Moonlight cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Echinopsis and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Echinopsis tribe is Trichocereeae and Moonlight cactus tribe is Hylocereeae. Echinopsis clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Moonlight cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Echinopsis subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Moonlight cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Echinopsis and Moonlight cactus and other products also.