Blunt Wattle vs Floating Fern

Acacia aprica compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acacia	Salvinia
Species	Acacia aprica	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Wattle and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

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

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.