black wattle vs tree cotton

Acacia celsa compared with Gossypium arboreum

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while tree cotton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	tree cotton
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Fabaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Acacia	Gossypium
Species	Acacia celsa	Gossypium arboreum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

tree cotton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	tree cotton
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.

tree cotton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Libya), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Spain), and South America (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.