The scientific classification of Japanese Maple and Variegated Butterbur 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. Japanese Maple and Variegated Butterbur kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Japanese Maple and Variegated Butterbur family is a major factor of Japanese Maple and Variegated Butterbur 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. Japanese Maple belongs to the family Aceraceae and Variegated Butterbur belongs to the family Asteraceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Japanese Maple and Variegated Butterbur genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Japanese Maple and Variegated Butterbur, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Acer and other plant's genus is Petasites. Japanese Maple tribe is Not Available and Variegated Butterbur tribe is Senecioneae. Japanese Maple clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Variegated Butterbur clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Japanese Maple subfamilies are, Not Available and Variegated Butterbur subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Japanese Maple and Variegated Butterbur and other products also.