black wattle vs Western Yellow-pine

Acacia celsa compared with Pinus ponderosa

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Western Yellow-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Western Yellow-pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Fabaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acacia	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Acacia celsa	Pinus ponderosa

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Western Yellow-pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Western Yellow-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Western Yellow-pine
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.

Western Yellow-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.