black wattle vs Stinking Earthfan

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Fabaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Acacia	Thelephora
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.