The scientific classification of Mexican Marigold and Purpleleaf Shiso 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 Purpleleaf Shiso kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Mexican Marigold and Purpleleaf Shiso family is a major factor of Mexican Marigold and Purpleleaf Shiso 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 Purpleleaf Shiso belongs to the family Lamiaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Mexican Marigold and Purpleleaf Shiso genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Mexican Marigold and Purpleleaf Shiso, 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 Perilla. Mexican Marigold tribe is Tageteae and Purpleleaf Shiso tribe is Elsholtzieae. Mexican Marigold clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales whereas Purpleleaf Shiso clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Mexican Marigold subfamilies are, Asteroideae and Purpleleaf Shiso subfamilies are Nepetoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Mexican Marigold and Purpleleaf Shiso and other products also.