Scientific Classification of Lemongrass and Catnip

Lemongrass and Catnip Kingdom

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

Lemongrass and Catnip Family

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

Lemongrass and Catnip Genus and Other Classification

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