Scientific Classification of Sourwood and Desert Ironwood

Sourwood and Desert Ironwood Kingdom

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

Sourwood and Desert Ironwood Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sourwood and Desert Ironwood family is a major factor of Sourwood and Desert Ironwood 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 Desert Ironwood belongs to the family Fabaceae.

Sourwood and Desert Ironwood Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Sourwood and Desert Ironwood genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sourwood and Desert Ironwood, 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 Olneya. Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae and Desert Ironwood tribe is Robinieae. Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Desert Ironwood clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Fabales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sourwood subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and Desert Ironwood subfamilies are Faboideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sourwood and Desert Ironwood and other products also.