Scientific Classification of Pinwheel and Moonlight cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Tracheophyta
  
Class
Not Available
  
Magnoliopsida
  
Order
Saxifragales
  
Caryophyllales
  
Family
Crassulaceae
  
Cactaceae
  
Genus
Aeonium
  
Selenicereus
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
  
Tribe
Aeonieae
  
Hylocereeae
  
Subfamily
Not Available
  
Cactoideae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Pinwheel and Moonlight cactus Kingdom
The scientific classification of Pinwheel and Moonlight cactus 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. Pinwheel and Moonlight cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Pinwheel and Moonlight cactus Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pinwheel and Moonlight cactus family is a major factor of Pinwheel and Moonlight cactus 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. Pinwheel belongs to the family Crassulaceae and Moonlight cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
Pinwheel and Moonlight cactus Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Pinwheel and Moonlight cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pinwheel and Moonlight cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Aeonium and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Pinwheel tribe is Aeonieae and Moonlight cactus tribe is Hylocereeae. Pinwheel clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Saxifragales whereas Moonlight cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pinwheel subfamilies are, Not Available and Moonlight cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pinwheel and Moonlight cactus and other products also.