The scientific classification of Mexican Marigold and Ponderosa Lemon 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. Mexican Marigold and Ponderosa Lemon kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Mexican Marigold and Ponderosa Lemon family is a major factor of Mexican Marigold and Ponderosa Lemon 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. Mexican Marigold belongs to the family Asteraceae and Ponderosa Lemon belongs to the family Rutaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Mexican Marigold and Ponderosa Lemon genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Mexican Marigold and Ponderosa Lemon, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Tagetes and other plant's genus is Citrus. Mexican Marigold tribe is Tageteae and Ponderosa Lemon tribe is Citreae. Mexican Marigold clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales whereas Ponderosa Lemon clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales. Every plant have subfamilies. Mexican Marigold subfamilies are, Asteroideae and Ponderosa Lemon subfamilies are Aurantioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Mexican Marigold and Ponderosa Lemon and other products also.