The scientific classification of Elkhorn and Golden Ball 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. Elkhorn and Golden Ball kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Elkhorn and Golden Ball family is a major factor of Elkhorn and Golden Ball 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. Elkhorn belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae and Golden Ball belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Elkhorn and Golden Ball genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Elkhorn and Golden Ball, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Euphorbia and other plant's genus is Echinocactus. Elkhorn tribe is Euphorbieae and Golden Ball tribe is Cacteae. Elkhorn clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales whereas Golden Ball clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Elkhorn subfamilies are, Euphorbioideae and Golden Ball subfamilies are Cactaceae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Elkhorn and Golden Ball and other products also.