American Wormseed vs black-calabash

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Dysphania	Amphitecna
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (7 countries).

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

American Wormseed

The American Wormseed (Dysphania ambrosioides) is a species in the genus Dysphania. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia