The scientific classification of Phlox amplifolia and False Christmas 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. Phlox amplifolia and False Christmas Cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Phlox amplifolia and False Christmas Cactus family is a major factor of Phlox amplifolia and False Christmas 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. Phlox amplifolia belongs to the family Polemoniaceae and False Christmas Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Phlox amplifolia and False Christmas Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Phlox amplifolia and False Christmas 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 Schlumbergera. Phlox amplifolia tribe is Phlocideae and False Christmas Cactus tribe is Rhipsalideae. Phlox amplifolia clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Solanales whereas False Christmas Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Phlox amplifolia subfamilies are, Polemonioideae and False Christmas Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Phlox amplifolia and False Christmas Cactus and other products also.