Scientific Classification of Switchgrass and Silver Sage

Switchgrass and Silver Sage Kingdom

The scientific classification of Switchgrass and Silver Sage 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. Switchgrass and Silver Sage kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Switchgrass and Silver Sage Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Switchgrass and Silver Sage family is a major factor of Switchgrass and Silver Sage 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. Switchgrass belongs to the family Poaceae and Silver Sage belongs to the family Lamiaceae.

Switchgrass and Silver Sage Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Switchgrass and Silver Sage genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Switchgrass and Silver Sage, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Panicum and other plant's genus is Salvia. Switchgrass tribe is Paniceae and Silver Sage tribe is Mentheae. Switchgrass clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Cyperales whereas Silver Sage clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Switchgrass subfamilies are, Panicoideae and Silver Sage subfamilies are Nepetoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Switchgrass and Silver Sage and other products also.