black-calabash vs Flodman Thistle

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cirsium flodmanii

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Flodman Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Flodman Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cirsium flodmanii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Flodman Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Flodman Thistle
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.

Flodman Thistle

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.