Scientific Classification of Sunflower and Cucumber

Sunflower and Cucumber Kingdom

The scientific classification of Sunflower and Cucumber 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. Sunflower and Cucumber kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Sunflower and Cucumber Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sunflower and Cucumber family is a major factor of Sunflower and Cucumber 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. Sunflower belongs to the family Asteraceae and Cucumber belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Sunflower and Cucumber Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Sunflower and Cucumber genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sunflower and Cucumber, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Heilanthus and other plant's genus is Cucumis. Sunflower tribe is Heliantheae and Cucumber tribe is Melothrieae. Sunflower clade is Not Available and order is Asterales whereas Cucumber clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Cucurbitales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sunflower subfamilies are, Helianthodeae and Cucumber subfamilies are Cucurbitoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sunflower and Cucumber and other products also.