black-calabash vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Botrychium
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Botrychium lanceolatum

Evolutionary Relationship

black-calabash and Lance-Leaf Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.