black-calabash vs pale moonwort

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	pale 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 pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	pale 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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.