Baker's Wattle vs Natal plum

Acacia bakeri compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Wattle	Natal plum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Fabaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acacia	Carissa
Species	Acacia bakeri	Carissa macrocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Baker's Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Wattle	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Wattle

Habitat

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

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.