Scientific Classification of Lettuce and Switchgrass

Lettuce and Switchgrass Kingdom

The scientific classification of Lettuce and Switchgrass 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. Lettuce and Switchgrass kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Lettuce and Switchgrass Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Lettuce and Switchgrass family is a major factor of Lettuce and Switchgrass 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. Lettuce belongs to the family Asteraceae and Switchgrass belongs to the family Poaceae.

Lettuce and Switchgrass Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Lettuce and Switchgrass genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Lettuce and Switchgrass, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Lactuca and other plant's genus is Panicum. Lettuce tribe is Cichorieae and Switchgrass tribe is Paniceae. Lettuce clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales whereas Switchgrass clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Cyperales. Every plant have subfamilies. Lettuce subfamilies are, and Switchgrass subfamilies are Panicoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Lettuce and Switchgrass and other products also.