black wattle vs Cramp Balls

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Fabaceae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Acacia	Daldinia
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Cramp Balls
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.

Cramp Balls

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.