black wattle vs Lesser Scalewort

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Fabaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Acacia	Frullania
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Frullania microphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Lesser Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Lesser Scalewort
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.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.