broom wattle vs wall scalewort

Acacia calamifolia compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broom wattle	wall scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Fabaceae	Porellaceae
Genus	Acacia	Porella
Species	Acacia calamifolia	Porella platyphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

broom wattle

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broom wattle	wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.