The scientific classification of Dendrobium and Heather 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. Dendrobium and Heather kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Dendrobium and Heather family is a major factor of Dendrobium and Heather 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. Dendrobium belongs to the family Orchidaceae and Heather belongs to the family Ericaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Dendrobium and Heather genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Dendrobium and Heather, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Dendrobium and other plant's genus is Calluna. Dendrobium tribe is Podochileae and Heather tribe is Ericeae. Dendrobium clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Asparagales whereas Heather clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales. Every plant have subfamilies. Dendrobium subfamilies are, Epidendroideae and Heather subfamilies are Ericoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Dendrobium and Heather and other products also.