Cinnamon Wattle vs false broom

Acacia leprosa compared with Brachypodium sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	false broom
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Fabaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acacia	Brachypodium
Species	Acacia leprosa	Brachypodium sylvaticum

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Wattle and false broom share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

false broom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	false broom
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.

false broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.