The scientific classification of Smokebush and Japanese Cedar 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. Smokebush and Japanese Cedar kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Smokebush and Japanese Cedar family is a major factor of Smokebush and Japanese Cedar 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. Smokebush belongs to the family Anacardiaceae and Japanese Cedar belongs to the family Cupressaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Smokebush and Japanese Cedar genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Smokebush and Japanese Cedar, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Cotinus and other plant's genus is Cyptomeria. Smokebush tribe is Rhoeae and Japanese Cedar tribe is Not Available. Smokebush clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Japanese Cedar clade is Not Available and order is Pinales. Every plant have subfamilies. Smokebush subfamilies are, Anacardioideae and Japanese Cedar subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Smokebush and Japanese Cedar and other products also.