The scientific classification of Pampas Grass and Smokebush 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. Pampas Grass and Smokebush kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Pampas Grass and Smokebush family is a major factor of Pampas Grass and Smokebush 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. Pampas Grass belongs to the family Poaceae and Smokebush belongs to the family Anacardiaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Pampas Grass and Smokebush genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Pampas Grass and Smokebush, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Cortaderia and other plant's genus is Cotinus. Pampas Grass tribe is Danthonieae and Smokebush tribe is Rhoeae. Pampas Grass clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Poales whereas Smokebush clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales. Every plant have subfamilies. Pampas Grass subfamilies are, Danthonioideae and Smokebush subfamilies are Anacardioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Pampas Grass and Smokebush and other products also.