The scientific classification of Heather and Natal Plum 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. Heather and Natal Plum kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Heather and Natal Plum family is a major factor of Heather and Natal Plum 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. Heather belongs to the family Ericaceae and Natal Plum belongs to the family Apocynaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Heather and Natal Plum genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Heather and Natal Plum, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Calluna and other plant's genus is Carissa. Heather tribe is Ericeae and Natal Plum tribe is Carisseae. Heather clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Natal Plum clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales. Every plant have subfamilies. Heather subfamilies are, Ericoideae and Natal Plum subfamilies are Rauvolfioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Heather and Natal Plum and other products also.