The scientific classification of Houseleek and Cleistocactus Strausii 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. Houseleek and Cleistocactus Strausii kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Houseleek and Cleistocactus Strausii family is a major factor of Houseleek and Cleistocactus Strausii 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. Houseleek belongs to the family Crassulaceae and Cleistocactus Strausii belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Houseleek and Cleistocactus Strausii genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Houseleek and Cleistocactus Strausii, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Sempervivum and other plant's genus is Cleistocactus. Houseleek tribe is Sedeae and Cleistocactus Strausii tribe is Trichocereeae. Houseleek clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Rosales whereas Cleistocactus Strausii clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Houseleek subfamilies are, Sedoideae and Cleistocactus Strausii subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Houseleek and Cleistocactus Strausii and other products also.