Scientific Classification of Pumpkin and Butternut Squash

Pumpkin and Butternut Squash Kingdom

The scientific classification of Pumpkin and Butternut Squash 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. Pumpkin and Butternut Squash kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Pumpkin and Butternut Squash Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pumpkin and Butternut Squash family is a major factor of Pumpkin and Butternut Squash 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. Pumpkin belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae and Butternut Squash belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Pumpkin and Butternut Squash Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Pumpkin and Butternut Squash genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pumpkin and Butternut Squash, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Cucurbita and other plant's genus is Cucurbita. Pumpkin tribe is Cucurbiteae and Butternut Squash tribe is Not Available. Pumpkin clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Violales whereas Butternut Squash clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Violales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pumpkin subfamilies are, Cucurbitoideae and Butternut Squash subfamilies are Papilionoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pumpkin and Butternut Squash and other products also.