black wattle vs Mediterranean Amaranth

Acacia celsa compared with Amaranthus graecizans

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Mediterranean Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Mediterranean Amaranth
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Fabaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Acacia	Amaranthus
Species	Acacia celsa	Amaranthus graecizans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Mediterranean Amaranth
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.

Mediterranean Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi), Asia (6 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.