The scientific classification of Hedgehog Cactus and Prickly Lettuce 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. Hedgehog Cactus and Prickly Lettuce kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Hedgehog Cactus and Prickly Lettuce family is a major factor of Hedgehog Cactus and Prickly Lettuce 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. Hedgehog Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Prickly Lettuce belongs to the family Asteraceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Hedgehog Cactus and Prickly Lettuce genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Hedgehog Cactus and Prickly Lettuce, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Echinocereus and other plant's genus is Lactuca. Hedgehog Cactus tribe is Pachycereeae and Prickly Lettuce tribe is Cichorieae. Hedgehog Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Prickly Lettuce clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Hedgehog Cactus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Prickly Lettuce subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Hedgehog Cactus and Prickly Lettuce and other products also.