The scientific classification of Creeping Thyme and Goldmine Phlox 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. Creeping Thyme and Goldmine Phlox kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Creeping Thyme and Goldmine Phlox family is a major factor of Creeping Thyme and Goldmine Phlox 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. Creeping Thyme belongs to the family Lamiaceae and Goldmine Phlox belongs to the family Polemoniaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Creeping Thyme and Goldmine Phlox genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Creeping Thyme and Goldmine Phlox, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Thymus and other plant's genus is Phlox. Creeping Thyme tribe is Mentheae and Goldmine Phlox tribe is Phlocideae. Creeping Thyme clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales whereas Goldmine Phlox clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Solanales. Every plant have subfamilies. Creeping Thyme subfamilies are, Nepetoideae and Goldmine Phlox subfamilies are Polemonioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Creeping Thyme and Goldmine Phlox and other products also.