Broughton willow wattle vs Floating Fern

Acacia salicina compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Broughton willow wattle is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broughton willow wattle	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acacia	Salvinia
Species	Acacia salicina	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Broughton willow wattle and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Broughton willow wattle

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broughton willow wattle	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broughton willow wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Israel, Spain, and Zimbabwe.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Broughton willow wattle

The Broughton Willow Wattle (Acacia salicina) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇮🇱 Israel 🇪🇸 Spain