black-calabash vs Branched Moonwort

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Botrychium matricariifolium

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Branched Moonwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Branched Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Botrychium
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Botrychium matricariifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Branched Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Branched Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Branched Moonwort

The Branched moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.