Scientific Classification of Garlic and Onion

Garlic and Onion Kingdom

The scientific classification of Garlic and Onion 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. Garlic and Onion kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Garlic and Onion Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Garlic and Onion family is a major factor of Garlic and Onion 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. Garlic belongs to the family Liliaceae and Onion belongs to the family Liliaceae.

Garlic and Onion Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Garlic and Onion genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Garlic and Onion, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Allium and other plant's genus is Allium. Garlic tribe is Not Available and Onion tribe is Allieae. Garlic clade is Monocotyledonous and order is Liliales whereas Onion clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Asparagales. Every plant have subfamilies. Garlic subfamilies are, Lilioideae and Onion subfamilies are Allioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Garlic and Onion and other products also.