alpine silverwort vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Anthelia julacea compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Alkanna
Species	Anthelia julacea	Alkanna maleolens

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Bad-smelling Alkanet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.