The scientific classification of Gladiolus and Southernwood 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. Gladiolus and Southernwood kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Gladiolus and Southernwood family is a major factor of Gladiolus and Southernwood 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. Gladiolus belongs to the family Iridaceae and Southernwood belongs to the family Asteraceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Gladiolus and Southernwood genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Gladiolus and Southernwood, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Gladiolus and other plant's genus is Artemisia. Gladiolus tribe is Ixieae and Southernwood tribe is Anthemideae. Gladiolus clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Liliales whereas Southernwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Gladiolus subfamilies are, Ixioideae and Southernwood subfamilies are Asteroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Gladiolus and Southernwood and other products also.