black wattle vs True indigo

Acacia celsa compared with Indigofera tinctoria

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while True indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	True indigo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acacia	Indigofera
Species	Acacia celsa	Indigofera tinctoria

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and True indigo share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

True indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	True indigo
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.

True indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.