black wattle vs Wrinkled medick

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Medicago rugosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Wrinkled medick
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	Medicago
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Medicago rugosa

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Wrinkled medick share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Wrinkled medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Wrinkled medick
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.

Wrinkled medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.