Black wattle vs Cedar wattle

Acacia mearnsii compared with Acacia elata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black wattle	Cedar wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Acacia	Acacia
Species	Acacia mearnsii	Acacia elata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black wattle and Cedar wattle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acacia.

View Genus: Acacia

Conservation Status

Black wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Cedar wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black wattle	Cedar wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black wattle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (17 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

Cedar wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), and North America (United States).

Black wattle

The Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) is a species in the genus Acacia. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations, found across Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Burundi, and more.