Scientific Classification of Poinsettia and Maltese Cross Flower

Poinsettia and Maltese Cross Flower Kingdom

The scientific classification of Poinsettia and Maltese Cross Flower 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. Poinsettia and Maltese Cross Flower kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Poinsettia and Maltese Cross Flower Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Poinsettia and Maltese Cross Flower family is a major factor of Poinsettia and Maltese Cross Flower 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. Poinsettia belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae and Maltese Cross Flower belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae.

Poinsettia and Maltese Cross Flower Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Poinsettia and Maltese Cross Flower genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Poinsettia and Maltese Cross Flower, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Euphorbia and other plant's genus is Lychnis. Poinsettia tribe is Not Available and Maltese Cross Flower tribe is Not Available. Poinsettia clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales whereas Maltese Cross Flower clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Poinsettia subfamilies are, Not Available and Maltese Cross Flower subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Poinsettia and Maltese Cross Flower and other products also.