Basedow's Wattle vs Rootless Duckweed

Acacia basedowii compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• Basedow's Wattle is Least Concern while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basedow's Wattle	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Fabales (فوليات)	Alismatales (مزماريات)
Family	Fabaceae	Araceae
Genus	Acacia	Wolffia
Species	Acacia basedowii	Wolffia arrhiza

Evolutionary Relationship

Basedow's Wattle and Rootless Duckweed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (كاسيات البذور)

Conservation Status

Basedow's Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basedow's Wattle	Rootless Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basedow's Wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Basedow's Wattle

The Basedow's Wattle (Acacia basedowii) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.