broom wattle vs prostrate cinquefoil

Acacia calamifolia compared with Potentilla supina

Key Differences

• broom wattle is Least Concern while prostrate cinquefoil is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broom wattle	prostrate cinquefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Fabaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acacia	Potentilla
Species	Acacia calamifolia	Potentilla supina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

broom wattle

LC — Least Concern

prostrate cinquefoil

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broom wattle	prostrate cinquefoil
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.

prostrate cinquefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (12 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.