The scientific classification of Meadow Phlox and Old Man 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. Meadow Phlox and Old Man Cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Meadow Phlox and Old Man Cactus family is a major factor of Meadow Phlox and Old Man 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. Meadow Phlox belongs to the family Polemoniaceae and Old Man Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Meadow Phlox and Old Man Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Meadow Phlox and Old Man 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 Cephalocereus. Meadow Phlox tribe is Not Available and Old Man Cactus tribe is Pachycereeae. Meadow Phlox clade is Not Available and order is Solanales whereas Old Man Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Meadow Phlox subfamilies are, Not Available and Old Man Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Meadow Phlox and Old Man Cactus and other products also.