broadleaf acacia vs Fringed rue

Acacia latifolia compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• broadleaf acacia is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broadleaf acacia	Fringed rue
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Fabaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Acacia	Ruta
Species	Acacia latifolia	Ruta chalepensis

Evolutionary Relationship

broadleaf acacia and Fringed rue share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

broadleaf acacia

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broadleaf acacia	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broadleaf acacia

Habitat

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

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

broadleaf acacia

The Broadleaf Acacia (Acacia latifolia) 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.