Beach moonflower vs black wattle

Ipomoea violacea compared with Acacia celsa

Key Differences

• Beach moonflower is Not Evaluated while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach moonflower	black wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ipomoea	Acacia
Species	Ipomoea violacea	Acacia celsa

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach moonflower and black wattle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beach moonflower

NE — Not Evaluated

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach moonflower	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach moonflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Slovakia), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

black wattle

Habitat

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

Beach moonflower

The Beach moonflower (Ipomoea violacea) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia celsa) 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.