Scientific Classification of Lavender and Gardenia
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Gentianales
Family
Lamiaceae
Rubiaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Lavanduleae
Gardenieae
Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Ixoroideae
Lavender and Gardenia Kingdom
The scientific classification of Lavender and Gardenia 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 Gardenia kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Lavender and Gardenia Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Lavender and Gardenia family is a major factor of Lavender and Gardenia 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 Gardenia belongs to the family Rubiaceae.
Lavender and Gardenia Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Lavender and Gardenia genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Lavender and Gardenia, 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 Gardenia. Lavender tribe is Lavanduleae and Gardenia tribe is Gardenieae. Lavender clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales whereas Gardenia clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales. Every plant have subfamilies. Lavender subfamilies are, Nepetoideae and Gardenia subfamilies are Ixoroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Lavender and Gardenia and other products also.