The scientific classification of Croton and California Buckeye 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. Croton and California Buckeye kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Croton and California Buckeye family is a major factor of Croton and California Buckeye 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. Croton belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae and California Buckeye belongs to the family Sapindaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Croton and California Buckeye genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Croton and California Buckeye, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Croton and other plant's genus is Aesculus. Croton tribe is Crotoneae and California Buckeye tribe is Not Available. Croton clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales whereas California Buckeye clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales. Every plant have subfamilies. Croton subfamilies are, Crotonoideae and California Buckeye subfamilies are Hippocastanoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Croton and California Buckeye and other products also.