black wattle vs bur ragweed

Acacia celsa compared with Ambrosia confertiflora

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while bur ragweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	bur ragweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Fabaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acacia	Ambrosia
Species	Acacia celsa	Ambrosia confertiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

bur ragweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	bur ragweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

bur ragweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, Israel, Norway, and Palestine.

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.

bur ragweed

The Bur ragweed (Ambrosia confertiflora) is a species in the genus Ambrosia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.