Scientific Classification of Pumpkin and Summer Squash

Pumpkin and Summer Squash Kingdom

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

Pumpkin and Summer Squash Family

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

Pumpkin and Summer Squash Genus and Other Classification

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