black wattle vs Greater Copperwort

Acacia celsa compared with Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Greater Copperwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Greater Copperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Acacia	Cephaloziella
Species	Acacia celsa	Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Greater Copperwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Greater Copperwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Greater Copperwort
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.

Greater Copperwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.