Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Rose Rust

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Phragmidium tuberculatum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Rose Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Rose Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Acacia	Phragmidium
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Phragmidium tuberculatum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Rose Rust
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.

Rose Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.