African Marigold vs Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Tagetes erecta compared with Acacia phlebophylla

Key Differences

• African Marigold is Not Evaluated while Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Marigold	Buffalo Sallow-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 phlebophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

African Marigold and Buffalo Sallow-wattle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African Marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Marigold	Buffalo Sallow-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).

Buffalo Sallow-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.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

The Buffalo Sallow-Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.