black wattle vs Willow Tarspot

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Fabaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Acacia	Rhytisma
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Willow Tarspot
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.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.