The scientific classification of Sourwood and Buttonbush 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 Buttonbush kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sourwood and Buttonbush family is a major factor of Sourwood and Buttonbush 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 Buttonbush belongs to the family Bruniaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Sourwood and Buttonbush genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sourwood and Buttonbush, 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 Cephalanthus. Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae and Buttonbush tribe is Not Available. Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Buttonbush clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Rubiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sourwood subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and Buttonbush subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sourwood and Buttonbush and other products also.