black-calabash vs Shade Moonwort

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Shade 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 tenebrosum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Shade 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.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.