Basket Willow vs black-calabash

Salix petiolaris compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basket Willow	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	Salicaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Salix	Amphitecna
Species	Salix petiolaris	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Basket Willow

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basket Willow	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basket Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Basket Willow

The Basket Willow (Salix petiolaris) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.