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Levels of Taxonomy - Coggle Diagram
Levels of Taxonomy
Order
Most general grouping, defined by major property differences
Suborder
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Great Group
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Subgroup
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Family
Grouped by properties affecting plant growth(i.e. particle size, minerology, CEC activity)
Series
Most specific grouping, defined by differences in slope percent, erosion and textural class
Example 1
Order: Gelisol
Classification: Loamy, mixed, dysic, subgelic Terric Hemistels
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Location: Nome Census Area County, Alaska
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Example 2
Order: Andisol
Classification: Medial over loamy-skeletal, glassy over mixed, superactive Typic Haplocryands
Baldeagle series, cryand suborder, coarse loamy texture over medial loam
Location: Boundary County, Idaho
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