broom wattle vs false pepperwort

Acacia calamifolia compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broom wattle	false pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Acacia	Marsilea
Species	Acacia calamifolia	Marsilea crenata

Evolutionary Relationship

broom wattle and false pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

broom wattle

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broom wattle	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broom wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

broom wattle

The Broom Wattle (Acacia calamifolia) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.