black-calabash vs Downy Lettuce

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Downy Lettuce
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amphitecna	Lactuca
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Lactuca hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Downy Lettuce
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.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.