The scientific classification of Astilbe and Japanese Maple 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. Astilbe and Japanese Maple kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Astilbe and Japanese Maple family is a major factor of Astilbe and Japanese Maple 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. Astilbe belongs to the family Saxifragaceae and Japanese Maple belongs to the family Aceraceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Astilbe and Japanese Maple genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Astilbe and Japanese Maple, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Astilbe and other plant's genus is Acer. Astilbe tribe is Not Available and Japanese Maple tribe is Not Available. Astilbe clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Rosales whereas Japanese Maple clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales. Every plant have subfamilies. Astilbe subfamilies are, Not Available and Japanese Maple subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Astilbe and Japanese Maple and other products also.