The scientific classification of Lettuce and Tomatillo 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 Tomatillo kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Lettuce and Tomatillo family is a major factor of Lettuce and Tomatillo 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 Tomatillo belongs to the family Solanaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Lettuce and Tomatillo genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Lettuce and Tomatillo, 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 Physalis. Lettuce tribe is Cichorieae and Tomatillo tribe is Physaleae. Lettuce clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales whereas Tomatillo clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Solanales. Every plant have subfamilies. Lettuce subfamilies are, Not Available and Tomatillo subfamilies are Solanoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Lettuce and Tomatillo and other products also.
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