The scientific classification of Sourwood and Aster 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. Sourwood and Aster kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sourwood and Aster family is a major factor of Sourwood and Aster 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. Sourwood belongs to the family Ericaceae and Aster belongs to the family Asteraceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Sourwood and Aster genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sourwood and Aster, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Oxydendrum and other plant's genus is Aster. Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae and Aster tribe is Astereae. Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Aster clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sourwood subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and Aster subfamilies are Asteroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sourwood and Aster and other products also.