Scientific Classification of Pumpkin and Hedgehog Cactus

Pumpkin and Hedgehog Cactus Kingdom

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

Pumpkin and Hedgehog Cactus Family

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

Pumpkin and Hedgehog Cactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Pumpkin and Hedgehog Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pumpkin and Hedgehog Cactus, 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 Echinocereus. Pumpkin tribe is Cucurbiteae and Hedgehog Cactus tribe is Pachycereeae. Pumpkin clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Violales whereas Hedgehog Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pumpkin subfamilies are, Cucurbitoideae and Hedgehog Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pumpkin and Hedgehog Cactus and other products also.