The scientific classification of Sunflower and Cocklebur 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. Sunflower and Cocklebur kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sunflower and Cocklebur family is a major factor of Sunflower and Cocklebur 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. Sunflower belongs to the family Asteraceae and Cocklebur belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Sunflower and Cocklebur genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sunflower and Cocklebur, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Heilanthus and other plant's genus is Xanthium. Sunflower tribe is Heliantheae and Cocklebur tribe is Heliantheae. Sunflower clade is Not Available and order is Asterales whereas Cocklebur clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sunflower subfamilies are, Helianthodeae and Cocklebur subfamilies are Asteroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sunflower and Cocklebur and other products also.