Beach Sunflower vs black-calabash

Helianthus debilis compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Beach Sunflower is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Sunflower	black-calabash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)	Amphitecna
Species	Helianthus debilis	Amphitecna latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beach Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Sunflower	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, South Korea), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Beach Sunflower

The Beach Sunflower (Helianthus debilis) is a species in the genus Helianthus. 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.