black wattle vs yellow broomrape

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	yellow broomrape
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Acacia	Orobanche
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Orobanche lutea

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and yellow broomrape share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	yellow broomrape
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.

yellow broomrape

Habitat

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

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.