Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Pacific false buttonweed

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Spermacoce exilis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Pacific false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Pacific false buttonweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Fabaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Acacia	Spermacoce
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Spermacoce exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Sallow-wattle and Pacific false buttonweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Pacific false buttonweed
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.

Pacific false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Singapore, Timor-Leste, Vietnam), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.