The scientific classification of Purple Butterbur and Barbary Fig 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 Barbary Fig kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Purple Butterbur and Barbary Fig family is a major factor of Purple Butterbur and Barbary Fig 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 Barbary Fig belongs to the family Cactaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Purple Butterbur and Barbary Fig genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Purple Butterbur and Barbary Fig, 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 Opuntia Mill. Purple Butterbur tribe is Senecioneae and Barbary Fig tribe is Opuntieae. Purple Butterbur clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales whereas Barbary Fig clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Purple Butterbur subfamilies are, Not Available and Barbary Fig subfamilies are Opuntioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Purple Butterbur and Barbary Fig and other products also.