The scientific classification of Purple Butterbur and Aerides 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. Purple Butterbur and Aerides kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Purple Butterbur and Aerides family is a major factor of Purple Butterbur and Aerides 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. Purple Butterbur belongs to the family Asteraceae and Aerides belongs to the family Orchidaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Purple Butterbur and Aerides genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Purple Butterbur and Aerides, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Petasites and other plant's genus is Aerides. Purple Butterbur tribe is Senecioneae and Aerides tribe is Vandeae. Purple Butterbur clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales whereas Aerides clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Asparagales. Every plant have subfamilies. Purple Butterbur subfamilies are, Not Available and Aerides subfamilies are Epidendroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Purple Butterbur and Aerides and other products also.