black-calabash vs Cretan Hard-grass

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Aegilops caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Cretan Hard-grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Amphitecna	Aegilops
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Aegilops caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Cretan Hard-grass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Cretan Hard-grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Cretan Hard-grass
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.

Cretan Hard-grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across France and Mexico.

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.