Scientific Classification of Firethorn and Japanese Pieris

Firethorn and Japanese Pieris Kingdom

The scientific classification of Firethorn and Japanese Pieris 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. Firethorn and Japanese Pieris kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Firethorn and Japanese Pieris Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Firethorn and Japanese Pieris family is a major factor of Firethorn and Japanese Pieris 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. Firethorn belongs to the family Rosaceae and Japanese Pieris belongs to the family Ericaceae.

Firethorn and Japanese Pieris Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Firethorn and Japanese Pieris genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Firethorn and Japanese Pieris, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Pyracantha and other plant's genus is Pieris. Firethorn tribe is Maleae and Japanese Pieris tribe is Lyonieae. Firethorn clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Rosales whereas Japanese Pieris clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales. Every plant have subfamilies. Firethorn subfamilies are, Amygdaloideae and Japanese Pieris subfamilies are Vaccinioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Firethorn and Japanese Pieris and other products also.