Scientific Classification of Heather and Butterfly Iris

Heather and Butterfly Iris Kingdom

The scientific classification of Heather and Butterfly Iris 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. Heather and Butterfly Iris kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Heather and Butterfly Iris Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Heather and Butterfly Iris family is a major factor of Heather and Butterfly Iris 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. Heather belongs to the family Ericaceae and Butterfly Iris belongs to the family Iridaceae.

Heather and Butterfly Iris Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Heather and Butterfly Iris genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Heather and Butterfly Iris, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Calluna and other plant's genus is Dietes Salisb. Heather tribe is Ericeae and Butterfly Iris tribe is Irideae. Heather clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Butterfly Iris clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Liliales. Every plant have subfamilies. Heather subfamilies are, Ericoideae and Butterfly Iris subfamilies are Iridoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Heather and Butterfly Iris and other products also.