black wattle vs Desert Thorn

Acacia celsa compared with Lycium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Desert Thorn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Fabaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Acacia	Lycium
Species	Acacia celsa	Lycium minimum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Desert Thorn
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.

Desert Thorn

Habitat

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

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.