Scientific Classification of Sourwood and Protea

Sourwood and Protea Kingdom

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

Sourwood and Protea Family

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

Sourwood and Protea Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Sourwood and Protea genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sourwood and Protea, 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 Protea. Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae and Protea tribe is Proteae. Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Protea clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Proteales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sourwood subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and Protea subfamilies are Proteoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sourwood and Protea and other products also.