The scientific classification of Big Bluestem and Prickly Lettuce 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. Big Bluestem and Prickly Lettuce kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Big Bluestem and Prickly Lettuce family is a major factor of Big Bluestem and Prickly Lettuce 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. Big Bluestem belongs to the family Poaceae and Prickly Lettuce belongs to the family Asteraceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Big Bluestem and Prickly Lettuce genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Big Bluestem and Prickly Lettuce, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Andropogon and other plant's genus is Lactuca. Big Bluestem tribe is Not Available and Prickly Lettuce tribe is Cichorieae. Big Bluestem clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Poaceae whereas Prickly Lettuce clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Big Bluestem subfamilies are, Not Available and Prickly Lettuce subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Big Bluestem and Prickly Lettuce and other products also.