Scientific Classification of Sourwood and Western Redbud

Sourwood and Western Redbud Kingdom

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

Sourwood and Western Redbud Family

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

Sourwood and Western Redbud Genus and Other Classification

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