Broughton willow wattle vs Narrow swordfern

Acacia salicina compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Broughton willow wattle is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broughton willow wattle	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Acacia	Nephrolepis
Species	Acacia salicina	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broughton willow wattle

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broughton willow wattle	Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 1 countries:

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe