Basedow's Wattle vs Floating Fern

Acacia basedowii compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Basedow's Wattle is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basedow's Wattle	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acacia	Salvinia
Species	Acacia basedowii	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Basedow's Wattle and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Basedow's Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basedow's Wattle	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basedow's Wattle

Habitat

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

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Basedow's Wattle

The Basedow's Wattle (Acacia basedowii) 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.