black gidgee vs Pacific false buttonweed

Acacia argyrodendron compared with Spermacoce exilis

Key Differences

• black gidgee is Least Concern while Pacific false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black gidgee	Pacific false buttonweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Fabaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Acacia	Spermacoce
Species	Acacia argyrodendron	Spermacoce exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

black gidgee and Pacific false buttonweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Pacific false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black gidgee	Pacific false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black gidgee

Habitat

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

Pacific false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Singapore, Timor-Leste, Vietnam), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Colombia).

black gidgee

The Black Gidgee (Acacia argyrodendron) 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.