The scientific classification of Creeping Thyme and Melampodium 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 Melampodium kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Creeping Thyme and Melampodium family is a major factor of Creeping Thyme and Melampodium 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 Melampodium belongs to the family Asteraceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Creeping Thyme and Melampodium genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Creeping Thyme and Melampodium, 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 Melampodium. Creeping Thyme tribe is Mentheae and Melampodium tribe is Millerieae. Creeping Thyme clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales whereas Melampodium clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Creeping Thyme subfamilies are, Nepetoideae and Melampodium subfamilies are Asteroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Creeping Thyme and Melampodium and other products also.