black wattle vs

Acacia celsa compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Fabaceae	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Acacia	Microbotryum
Species	Acacia celsa	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.