The scientific classification of Cashew and Musk Thistle 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. Cashew and Musk Thistle kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Cashew and Musk Thistle family is a major factor of Cashew and Musk Thistle 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. Cashew belongs to the family Anacardiaceae and Musk Thistle belongs to the family Asteraceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Cashew and Musk Thistle genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cashew and Musk Thistle, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Anacardium and other plant's genus is Carduus. Cashew tribe is Not Available and Musk Thistle tribe is Cynareae. Cashew clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Musk Thistle clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cashew subfamilies are, Anacardium occidentale, Mangifera indica 'Champagne', Pachycormus discolor and Pistacia chinensis and Musk Thistle subfamilies are Carduoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cashew and Musk Thistle and other products also.