Bitter Nightshade vs black wattle

Solanum dulcamara compared with Acacia celsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Nightshade	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	Solanaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Solanum	Acacia
Species	Solanum dulcamara	Acacia celsa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bitter Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Israel, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

black wattle

Habitat

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

Bitter Nightshade

The Bitter Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

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.