The scientific classification of Tree-of-Heaven and Goldmine Phlox 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. Tree-of-Heaven and Goldmine Phlox kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Tree-of-Heaven and Goldmine Phlox family is a major factor of Tree-of-Heaven and Goldmine Phlox 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. Tree-of-Heaven belongs to the family Simaroubaceae and Goldmine Phlox belongs to the family Polemoniaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Tree-of-Heaven and Goldmine Phlox genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Tree-of-Heaven and Goldmine Phlox, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Ailanthus and other plant's genus is Phlox. Tree-of-Heaven tribe is Not Available and Goldmine Phlox tribe is Phlocideae. Tree-of-Heaven clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Goldmine Phlox clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Solanales. Every plant have subfamilies. Tree-of-Heaven subfamilies are, Not Available and Goldmine Phlox subfamilies are Polemonioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Tree-of-Heaven and Goldmine Phlox and other products also.