vs Broughton willow wattle

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Acacia salicina

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Broughton willow wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Broughton willow wattle
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Baeomyces	Acacia
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Acacia salicina

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Broughton willow wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Broughton willow wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Broughton willow wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Israel, Spain, and Zimbabwe.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

Broughton willow wattle

The Broughton Willow Wattle (Acacia salicina) 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.