Acacia vs Poison Sumac

Acacia lysiphloia compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acacia	Poison Sumac
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Fabaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Acacia	Toxicodendron
Species	Acacia lysiphloia	Toxicodendron vernix

Evolutionary Relationship

Acacia and Poison Sumac share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Acacia

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acacia	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acacia

Habitat

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

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Acacia

The Acacia (Acacia lysiphloia) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.