black wattle vs Red Wart Lichen

Acacia celsa compared with Pertusaria rubefacta

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Red Wart Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Red Wart Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Fabaceae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Acacia	Pertusaria
Species	Acacia celsa	Pertusaria rubefacta

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Red Wart Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Red Wart Lichen
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.

Red Wart Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.