The scientific classification of Sourwood and Cherry Plum 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 Cherry Plum kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sourwood and Cherry Plum family is a major factor of Sourwood and Cherry Plum 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 Cherry Plum belongs to the family Rosaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Sourwood and Cherry Plum genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sourwood and Cherry Plum, 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 Prunus. Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae and Cherry Plum tribe is Amygdaleae. Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Cherry Plum clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Rosales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sourwood subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and Cherry Plum subfamilies are Amygdaloideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sourwood and Cherry Plum and other products also.