The scientific classification of Goldmine Phlox and Moonlight cactus 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. Goldmine Phlox and Moonlight cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Goldmine Phlox and Moonlight cactus family is a major factor of Goldmine Phlox and Moonlight cactus 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. Goldmine Phlox belongs to the family Polemoniaceae and Moonlight cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Goldmine Phlox and Moonlight cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Goldmine Phlox and Moonlight cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Phlox and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Goldmine Phlox tribe is Phlocideae and Moonlight cactus tribe is Hylocereeae. Goldmine Phlox clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Solanales whereas Moonlight cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Goldmine Phlox subfamilies are, Polemonioideae and Moonlight cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Goldmine Phlox and Moonlight cactus and other products also.