black wattle vs Old Man'S Beard

Acacia celsa compared with Tillandsia usneoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Old Man'S Beard
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Fabaceae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Acacia	Tillandsia
Species	Acacia celsa	Tillandsia usneoides

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Old Man'S Beard share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Old Man'S Beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Old Man'S Beard
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.

Old Man'S Beard

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.