Scientific Classification of Musk Thistle and Sunflower
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Not Available
Tribe
Cynareae
Heliantheae
Subfamily
Carduoideae
Helianthodeae
Number of Species
Not Available
Musk Thistle and Sunflower Kingdom
The scientific classification of Musk Thistle and Sunflower 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. Musk Thistle and Sunflower kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Musk Thistle and Sunflower Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Musk Thistle and Sunflower family is a major factor of Musk Thistle and Sunflower 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. Musk Thistle belongs to the family Asteraceae and Sunflower belongs to the family Asteraceae.
Musk Thistle and Sunflower Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Musk Thistle and Sunflower genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Musk Thistle and Sunflower, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Carduus and other plant's genus is Heilanthus. Musk Thistle tribe is Cynareae and Sunflower tribe is Heliantheae. Musk Thistle clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales whereas Sunflower clade is Not Available and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Musk Thistle subfamilies are, Carduoideae and Sunflower subfamilies are Helianthodeae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Musk Thistle and Sunflower and other products also.