The scientific classification of Sourwood and Spring Starflower 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 Spring Starflower kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sourwood and Spring Starflower family is a major factor of Sourwood and Spring Starflower 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 Spring Starflower belongs to the family Liliaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Sourwood and Spring Starflower genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sourwood and Spring Starflower, 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 Ipheion. Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae and Spring Starflower tribe is Gilliesieae. Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Spring Starflower clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Asparagales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sourwood subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and Spring Starflower subfamilies are Allioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sourwood and Spring Starflower and other products also.