Alpine Marsh Violet vs black-calabash

Viola palustris compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Marsh Violet	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Violaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Viola	Amphitecna
Species	Viola palustris	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Marsh Violet and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Marsh Violet

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Marsh Violet	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Marsh Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Alpine Marsh Violet

The Alpine Marsh Violet (Viola palustris) is a species in the genus Viola. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.