Scientific Classification of Lavender and Azalea

Lavender and Azalea Kingdom

The scientific classification of Lavender and Azalea 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. Lavender and Azalea kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Lavender and Azalea Family

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

Lavender and Azalea Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Lavender and Azalea genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Lavender and Azalea, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Lavandula and other plant's genus is Rhododendron. Lavender tribe is Lavanduleae and Azalea tribe is Rhodoreae. Lavender clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales whereas Azalea clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales. Every plant have subfamilies. Lavender subfamilies are, Nepetoideae and Azalea subfamilies are Ericoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Lavender and Azalea and other products also.