The scientific classification of Saw Palmetto and Butterfly Bush 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. Saw Palmetto and Butterfly Bush kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Saw Palmetto and Butterfly Bush family is a major factor of Saw Palmetto and Butterfly Bush 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. Saw Palmetto belongs to the family Arecaceae and Butterfly Bush belongs to the family Scrophulariaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Saw Palmetto and Butterfly Bush genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Saw Palmetto and Butterfly Bush, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Serenoa Hook. f. and other plant's genus is Buddleja. Saw Palmetto tribe is Trifolieae and Butterfly Bush tribe is Not Available. Saw Palmetto clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Arecales whereas Butterfly Bush clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Saw Palmetto subfamilies are, Coryphoideae and Butterfly Bush subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Saw Palmetto and Butterfly Bush and other products also.