Broken Hill Gidgee vs Minute duckweed

Acacia loderi compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Minute duckweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Fabaceae	Araceae
Genus	Acacia	Lemna
Species	Acacia loderi	Lemna minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Minute duckweed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Minute duckweed
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.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.