cherry-bark elm vs Coast Myall

Ulmus villosa compared with Acacia binervia

Key Differences

• cherry-bark elm is Vulnerable while Coast Myall is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cherry-bark elm	Coast Myall
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ulmaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ulmus	Acacia
Species	Ulmus villosa	Acacia binervia

Evolutionary Relationship

cherry-bark elm and Coast Myall share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

cherry-bark elm

VU — Vulnerable

Coast Myall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cherry-bark elm	Coast Myall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cherry-bark elm

Habitat

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

Coast Myall

Habitat

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

cherry-bark elm

The cherry-bark elm (Ulmus villosa) is a species in the genus Ulmus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Coast Myall

Coast myall (Acacia binervia) is a small to medium tree or tall shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to coastal and near-coastal regions of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. It grows in coastal heath, dry sclerophyll woodland, and scrubby vegetation on sandy or rocky substrates, often in association with banksias and eucalypts. Like most Australian wattles, coast myall produces phyllodes—flattened leaf-stalks functioning as leaves—rather than true compound leaves in mature plants. The dark green phyllodes are distinctive, with two main veins, giving rise to the species name binervia. Golden-yellow, spherical flower heads are produced in winter to spring, attracting native bees. The genus Acacia sensu lato encompasses hundreds of species across Australia and globally, many of which play important ecological roles in nitrogen cycling through root symbioses. Coast myall is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. It is sometimes planted in coastal revegetation projects for its tolerance of poor, sandy soils, drought, and salt-laden winds.