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