American Willowherb vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Epilobium ciliatum compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Willowherb	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Onagraceae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Epilobium	Alkanna
Species	Epilobium ciliatum	Alkanna maleolens

Evolutionary Relationship

American Willowherb and Bad-smelling Alkanet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Willowherb

NE — Not Evaluated

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Willowherb	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (28 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

American Willowherb

The American Willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum) is a species in the genus Epilobium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.