Scientific Classification of Sotol and Orchid Cactus

Sotol and Orchid Cactus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Sotol and Orchid 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. Sotol and Orchid Cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Sotol and Orchid Cactus Family

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

Sotol and Orchid Cactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Sotol and Orchid Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sotol and Orchid Cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Dasylirion and other plant's genus is Disocactus. Sotol tribe is Not Available and Orchid Cactus tribe is Hylocereeae. Sotol clade is Monocots and order is Liliales whereas Orchid Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sotol subfamilies are, Nolinoideae and Orchid Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sotol and Orchid Cactus and other products also.