Basedow's Wattle vs 'Ihi

Acacia basedowii compared with Oxalis corniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basedow's Wattle	'Ihi
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Fabaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Acacia	Oxalis
Species	Acacia basedowii	Oxalis corniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Basedow's Wattle and 'Ihi share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Basedow's Wattle

LC — Least Concern

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basedow's Wattle	'Ihi
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.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.