Scientific Classification of Sourwood and Cleistocactus

Sourwood and Cleistocactus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Sourwood and Cleistocactus 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. Sourwood and Cleistocactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Sourwood and Cleistocactus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sourwood and Cleistocactus family is a major factor of Sourwood and Cleistocactus 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. Sourwood belongs to the family Ericaceae and Cleistocactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Sourwood and Cleistocactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Sourwood and Cleistocactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sourwood and Cleistocactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Oxydendrum and other plant's genus is Cleistocactus. Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae and Cleistocactus tribe is Trichocereeae. Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Cleistocactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sourwood subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and Cleistocactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sourwood and Cleistocactus and other products also.