black-calabash vs Smooth Stonewort

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Characeae
Genus	Amphitecna	Nitella
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Nitella flexilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.