black wattle vs Water yam

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Water yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Fabaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acacia	Dioscorea
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Dioscorea alata

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Water yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Water yam
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.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.