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