The scientific classification of Gardenia and Duckweed 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. Gardenia and Duckweed kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Gardenia and Duckweed family is a major factor of Gardenia and Duckweed 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. Gardenia belongs to the family Rubiaceae and Duckweed belongs to the family Lemnaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Gardenia and Duckweed genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Gardenia and Duckweed, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Gardenia and other plant's genus is Lemna. Gardenia tribe is Gardenieae and Duckweed tribe is Lemneae. Gardenia clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Gentianales whereas Duckweed clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Arales. Every plant have subfamilies. Gardenia subfamilies are, Ixoroideae and Duckweed subfamilies are Lemnoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Gardenia and Duckweed and other products also.