black wattle vs Jack bean

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Jack bean
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	Canavalia
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Canavalia ensiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Jack bean share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Jack bean
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.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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.