Broken Hill Gidgee vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Acacia loderi compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
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	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Acacia	Nymphoides
Species	Acacia loderi	Nymphoides cordata

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Eight-Angled Floatingheart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken Hill Gidgee

Habitat

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

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.