Scientific Classification of Potato and Lettuce

Potato and Lettuce Kingdom

The scientific classification of Potato and Lettuce 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. Potato and Lettuce kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Potato and Lettuce Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Potato and Lettuce family is a major factor of Potato and Lettuce 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. Potato belongs to the family Solanaceae and Lettuce belongs to the family Asteraceae.

Potato and Lettuce Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Potato and Lettuce genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Potato and Lettuce, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Solanum and other plant's genus is Lactuca. Potato tribe is Not Available and Lettuce tribe is Cichorieae. Potato clade is Asterids and order is Solanales whereas Lettuce clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Potato subfamilies are, Not Available and Lettuce subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Potato and Lettuce and other products also.