black-calabash vs floating crystalwort

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	floating crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Riccia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Riccia fluitans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	floating crystalwort
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.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.