The scientific classification of Swordfern and Variegated Butterbur 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 Variegated Butterbur kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Swordfern and Variegated Butterbur family is a major factor of Swordfern and Variegated Butterbur 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 Variegated Butterbur belongs to the family Asteraceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Swordfern and Variegated Butterbur genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Swordfern and Variegated Butterbur, 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 Petasites. Swordfern tribe is Not Available and Variegated Butterbur tribe is Senecioneae. Swordfern clade is Not Available and order is Polypodiales whereas Variegated Butterbur clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Swordfern subfamilies are, Not Available and Variegated Butterbur subfamilies are Not Available. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Swordfern and Variegated Butterbur and other products also.