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