The scientific classification of Catnip and Purple Basil 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. Catnip and Purple Basil kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Catnip and Purple Basil family is a major factor of Catnip and Purple Basil 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. Catnip belongs to the family Lamiaceae and Purple Basil belongs to the family Lamiaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Catnip and Purple Basil genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Catnip and Purple Basil, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Nepeta and other plant's genus is Ocimum. Catnip tribe is Mentheae and Purple Basil tribe is Not Available. Catnip clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales whereas Purple Basil clade is Asterids and order is Lamiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Catnip subfamilies are, Nepetoideae and Purple Basil subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Catnip and Purple Basil and other products also.