Cinnamon Wattle vs Dumb-Nettle

Acacia leprosa compared with Galinsoga parviflora

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern while Dumb-Nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	Dumb-Nettle
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	Galinsoga
Species	Acacia leprosa	Galinsoga parviflora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Dumb-Nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	Dumb-Nettle
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.

Dumb-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries).

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.