Scientific Classification of Japanese Pieris and Catnip

Japanese Pieris and Catnip Kingdom

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

Japanese Pieris and Catnip Family

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

Japanese Pieris and Catnip Genus and Other Classification

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