The scientific classification of Barley 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. Barley and Silver Sage kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Barley and Silver Sage family is a major factor of Barley 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. Barley belongs to the family Poaceae and Silver Sage belongs to the family Lamiaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Barley and Silver Sage genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Barley and Silver Sage, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Hordeum and other plant's genus is Salvia. Barley tribe is Triticeae and Silver Sage tribe is Mentheae. Barley 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. Barley subfamilies are, Pooideae and Silver Sage subfamilies are Nepetoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Barley and Silver Sage and other products also.