Carelessweed vs Cinnamon Wattle

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Acacia leprosa

Key Differences

• Carelessweed is Not Evaluated while Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carelessweed	Cinnamon Wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Amaranthus	Acacia
Species	Amaranthus spinosus	Acacia leprosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Carelessweed and Cinnamon Wattle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carelessweed	Cinnamon Wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Cinnamon Wattle

Habitat

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

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cinnamon Wattle

The Cinnamon Wattle (Acacia leprosa) 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.