Blunt Wattle vs Spanish-needles

Acacia aprica compared with Bidens bipinnata

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Spanish-needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	Spanish-needles
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Fabaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acacia	Bidens
Species	Acacia aprica	Bidens bipinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Wattle and Spanish-needles share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Spanish-needles
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.

Spanish-needles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.