Scientific Classification of Red Pitaya and Cocklebur

Red Pitaya and Cocklebur Kingdom

The scientific classification of Red Pitaya and Cocklebur 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. Red Pitaya and Cocklebur kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Red Pitaya and Cocklebur Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Red Pitaya and Cocklebur family is a major factor of Red Pitaya and Cocklebur 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. Red Pitaya belongs to the family Cactaceae and Cocklebur belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae.

Red Pitaya and Cocklebur Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Red Pitaya and Cocklebur genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Red Pitaya and Cocklebur, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Hylocereus and other plant's genus is Xanthium. Red Pitaya tribe is Cacteae and Cocklebur tribe is Heliantheae. Red Pitaya clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Cocklebur clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Red Pitaya subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Cocklebur subfamilies are Asteroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Red Pitaya and Cocklebur and other products also.