African Marigold vs Baker's Wattle

Tagetes erecta compared with Acacia bakeri

Key Differences

• African Marigold is Not Evaluated while Baker's Wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Marigold	Baker's Wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Fabaceae
Genus	Tagetes	Acacia
Species	Tagetes erecta	Acacia bakeri

Evolutionary Relationship

African Marigold and Baker's Wattle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African Marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Baker's Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Marigold	Baker's Wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Baker's Wattle

Habitat

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

African Marigold

The African Marigold (Tagetes erecta) is a species in the genus Tagetes. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Baker's Wattle

The Baker's Wattle (Acacia bakeri) 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.