Scientific Classification of Lily and Musk Thistle

Lily and Musk Thistle Kingdom

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

Lily and Musk Thistle Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Lily and Musk Thistle family is a major factor of Lily and Musk Thistle 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 Musk Thistle belongs to the family Asteraceae.

Lily and Musk Thistle Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Lily and Musk Thistle genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Lily and Musk Thistle, 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 Carduus. Lily tribe is Lilieae and Musk Thistle tribe is Cynareae. Lily clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Liliales whereas Musk Thistle clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Lily subfamilies are, Lilioideae and Musk Thistle subfamilies are Carduoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Lily and Musk Thistle and other products also.