black wattle vs wire crabgrass

Acacia celsa compared with Digitaria longiflora

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while wire crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	wire crabgrass
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	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acacia	Digitaria
Species	Acacia celsa	Digitaria longiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and wire crabgrass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

wire crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	wire crabgrass
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.

wire crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (4 countries).

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.