alpine bittercress vs black-calabash

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine bittercress black-calabash
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Brassicales (Brassicales) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Brassicaceae Bignoniaceae
Genus Cardamine Amphitecna
Species Cardamine bellidifolia Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine bittercress and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine bittercress black-calabash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

alpine bittercress

The Alpine bittercress (Cardamine bellidifolia) is a species in the genus Cardamine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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