Scientific Classification of Pumpkin and Chicory

Pumpkin and Chicory Kingdom

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

Pumpkin and Chicory Family

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

Pumpkin and Chicory Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Pumpkin and Chicory genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pumpkin and Chicory, 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 Cichorium. Pumpkin tribe is Cucurbiteae and Chicory tribe is Cichorieae. Pumpkin clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Violales whereas Chicory clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pumpkin subfamilies are, Cucurbitoideae and Chicory subfamilies are Cichorioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pumpkin and Chicory and other products also.