Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Cowberry Redleaf

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Cowberry Redleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Acacia	Exobasidium
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Cowberry Redleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Habitat

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

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

The Buffalo Sallow-Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.