Bad-smelling Alkanet vs hamool

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while hamool is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	hamool
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Boraginales (حمحميات)	Solanales (باذنجانيات)
Family	Boraginaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cuscuta
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and hamool share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (ماغنولانية)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

hamool

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	hamool
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

hamool

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.