black-calabash vs Delicate Horsetail

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Equisetum
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Equisetum scirpoides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Delicate Horsetail
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.

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.