Blunt Wattle vs Pencil Cedar

Acacia aprica compared with Polyscias murrayi

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Pencil Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Araliaceae
Genus	Acacia	Polyscias
Species	Acacia aprica	Polyscias murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Wattle and Pencil Cedar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Pencil Cedar
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.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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

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.