black wattle vs cow-itch

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	cow-itch
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	Mucuna
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Mucuna pruriens

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and cow-itch share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	cow-itch
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.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) 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.