Scientific Classification of Periwinkle and Irish Moss

Periwinkle and Irish Moss Kingdom

The scientific classification of Periwinkle and Irish Moss 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. Periwinkle and Irish Moss kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Periwinkle and Irish Moss Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Periwinkle and Irish Moss family is a major factor of Periwinkle and Irish Moss 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. Periwinkle belongs to the family Apocynaceae and Irish Moss belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae.

Periwinkle and Irish Moss Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Periwinkle and Irish Moss genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Periwinkle and Irish Moss, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Catharanthus and other plant's genus is Minuartia. Periwinkle tribe is Not Available and Irish Moss tribe is Not Available. Periwinkle clade is Not Available and order is Geraniales whereas Irish Moss clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Periwinkle subfamilies are, Not Available and Irish Moss subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Periwinkle and Irish Moss and other products also.