black wattle vs Elegant Earthstar

Acacia celsa compared with Geastrum elegans

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Elegant Earthstar is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Elegant Earthstar
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)
Order	Fabales (فوليات)	Geastrales (نيجميات)
Family	Fabaceae	Geastraceae
Genus	Acacia	Geastrum
Species	Acacia celsa	Geastrum elegans

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Earthstar

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Elegant Earthstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

Elegant Earthstar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia celsa) 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.