Scientific Classification of Portulaca and African Marigold

Portulaca and African Marigold Kingdom

The scientific classification of Portulaca and African Marigold 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. Portulaca and African Marigold kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Portulaca and African Marigold Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Portulaca and African Marigold family is a major factor of Portulaca and African Marigold 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. Portulaca belongs to the family Portulacaceae and African Marigold belongs to the family Asteraceae.

Portulaca and African Marigold Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Portulaca and African Marigold genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Portulaca and African Marigold, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Portulaca and other plant's genus is Tagetes. Portulaca tribe is Not Available and African Marigold tribe is Tageteae. Portulaca clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas African Marigold clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Portulaca subfamilies are, Not Available and African Marigold subfamilies are Asteroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Portulaca and African Marigold and other products also.