Beach Sunflower vs black wattle

Helianthus debilis compared with Acacia celsa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Sunflower	black wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Fabaceae
Genus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)	Acacia
Species	Helianthus debilis	Acacia celsa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beach Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, South Korea), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

black wattle

Habitat

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

Beach Sunflower

The Beach Sunflower (Helianthus debilis) is a species in the genus Helianthus. 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.