Scientific Classification of Sourwood and European Hornbeam

Sourwood and European Hornbeam Kingdom

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

Sourwood and European Hornbeam Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sourwood and European Hornbeam family is a major factor of Sourwood and European Hornbeam 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 European Hornbeam belongs to the family Betulaceae.

Sourwood and European Hornbeam Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Sourwood and European Hornbeam genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sourwood and European Hornbeam, 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 Carpinus. Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae and European Hornbeam tribe is Carpineae. Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas European Hornbeam clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Fagales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sourwood subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and European Hornbeam subfamilies are Coryloideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sourwood and European Hornbeam and other products also.