Broken Hill Gidgee vs slender-fruit saltbush

Acacia loderi compared with Atriplex leptocarpa

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while slender-fruit saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	slender-fruit saltbush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Fabaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Acacia	Atriplex
Species	Acacia loderi	Atriplex leptocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and slender-fruit saltbush share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

slender-fruit saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	slender-fruit saltbush
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.

slender-fruit saltbush

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.