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