black-calabash vs Devil weed

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Devil weed
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Sargassum
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Devil weed
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.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and 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.