Scientific Classification of Lily and Iris

Lily and Iris Kingdom

The scientific classification of Lily and Iris 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. Lily and Iris kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Lily and Iris Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Lily and Iris family is a major factor of Lily and Iris 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. Lily belongs to the family Liliaceae and Iris belongs to the family Iridaceae.

Lily and Iris Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Lily and Iris genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Lily and Iris, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Lilium and other plant's genus is Iris. Lily tribe is Lilieae and Iris tribe is Irideae. Lily clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Liliales whereas Iris clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Asparagales. Every plant have subfamilies. Lily subfamilies are, Lilioideae and Iris subfamilies are Iridoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Lily and Iris and other products also.