Cinnamon Wattle vs Disc Mayweed

Acacia leprosa compared with Matricaria discoidea

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern while Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	Disc Mayweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Fabaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acacia	Matricaria
Species	Acacia leprosa	Matricaria discoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	Disc Mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon Wattle

Habitat

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

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.