Broken Hill Gidgee vs Flame Nasturtium

Acacia loderi compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Fabaceae	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Acacia	Tropaeolum
Species	Acacia loderi	Tropaeolum speciosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Flame Nasturtium share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Flame Nasturtium
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.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.