Adder'S Tongue vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

• Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Ophioglossum	Alkanna
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Alkanna maleolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Adder'S Tongue and Bad-smelling Alkanet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder'S Tongue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Adder'S Tongue

The Adder'S Tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum) is a species in the genus Ophioglossum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies, found across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal.

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.