Basedow's Wattle vs Hairy indigo

Acacia basedowii compared with Indigofera hirsuta

Key Differences

• Basedow's Wattle is Least Concern while Hairy indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basedow's Wattle	Hairy indigo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acacia	Indigofera
Species	Acacia basedowii	Indigofera hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Basedow's Wattle and Hairy indigo share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Basedow's Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basedow's Wattle	Hairy indigo
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.

Hairy indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

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.