Broughton willow wattle vs Vegetable fern

Acacia salicina compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broughton willow wattle	Vegetable fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Acacia	Diplazium
Species	Acacia salicina	Diplazium esculentum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broughton willow wattle

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broughton willow wattle	Vegetable 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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.