broom wattle vs Poison Sumac

Acacia calamifolia compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broom wattle	Poison Sumac
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Fabaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Acacia	Toxicodendron
Species	Acacia calamifolia	Toxicodendron vernix

Evolutionary Relationship

broom wattle and Poison Sumac share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

broom wattle

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broom wattle	Poison Sumac
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.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.