The scientific classification of Swordfern and Elderberry 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. Swordfern and Elderberry kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Swordfern and Elderberry family is a major factor of Swordfern and Elderberry 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. Swordfern belongs to the family Dryopteridaceae and Elderberry belongs to the family Adoxaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Swordfern and Elderberry genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Swordfern and Elderberry, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Polystichum and other plant's genus is Sambucus. Swordfern tribe is Not Available and Elderberry tribe is Not Available. Swordfern clade is Not Available and order is Polypodiales whereas Elderberry clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Dipsacales. Every plant have subfamilies. Swordfern subfamilies are, Not Available and Elderberry subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Swordfern and Elderberry and other products also.