Bitter Dock vs black wattle

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Acacia plectocarpa

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	black wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Polygonaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rumex	Acacia
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Acacia plectocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

black wattle

Habitat

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

Bitter Dock

The Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius) is a species in the genus Rumex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) 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.