Broken Hill Gidgee vs Himalayan indigo

Acacia loderi compared with Indigofera heterantha

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Himalayan indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Himalayan indigo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acacia	Indigofera
Species	Acacia loderi	Indigofera heterantha

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Himalayan indigo share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Himalayan indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Himalayan indigo
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.

Himalayan indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.