Babington's Orache vs black-calabash

Atriplex glabriuscula compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Babington's Orache is Near Threatened while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Babington's Orache	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	Atriplex	Amphitecna
Species	Atriplex glabriuscula	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Babington's Orache and black-calabash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Babington's Orache

NT — Near Threatened

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Babington's Orache	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Babington's Orache

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Babington's Orache

The Babington's Orache (Atriplex glabriuscula) is a species in the genus Atriplex. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. 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.