black wattle vs Green ash, Red ash

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Green ash, Red ash is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Green ash, Red ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Oleaceae
Genus	Acacia	Fraxinus
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Green ash, Red ash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Green ash, Red ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Green ash, Red ash
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.

Green ash, Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya), Asia (Armenia, Iraq), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Uruguay).

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.