brigalow vs Light-blue snakeweed

Acacia harpophylla compared with Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brigalow	Light-blue snakeweed
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	Verbenaceae
Genus	Acacia	Stachytarpheta
Species	Acacia harpophylla	Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

brigalow and Light-blue snakeweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

brigalow

LC — Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brigalow	Light-blue snakeweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brigalow

Habitat

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

Light-blue snakeweed

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and flooded grasslands and savannas. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (13 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela).

brigalow

The brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) 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.