The scientific classification of Bouteloua Gracilis and Butterfly Iris 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. Bouteloua Gracilis and Butterfly Iris kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Bouteloua Gracilis and Butterfly Iris family is a major factor of Bouteloua Gracilis and Butterfly Iris 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. Bouteloua Gracilis belongs to the family Poaceae and Butterfly Iris belongs to the family Iridaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Bouteloua Gracilis and Butterfly Iris genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Bouteloua Gracilis and Butterfly Iris, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Bouteloua and other plant's genus is Dietes Salisb. Bouteloua Gracilis tribe is Cynodonteae and Butterfly Iris tribe is Irideae. Bouteloua Gracilis clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Cyperales whereas Butterfly Iris clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Liliales. Every plant have subfamilies. Bouteloua Gracilis subfamilies are, Chloridoideae and Butterfly Iris subfamilies are Iridoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Bouteloua Gracilis and Butterfly Iris and other products also.