black-calabash vs White Morel

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Morchella americana

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while White Morel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	White Morel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Morchellaceae
Genus	Amphitecna	Morchella
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Morchella americana

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

White Morel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	White Morel
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.

White Morel

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.