Bad-smelling Alkanet vs bastard toadflax

Alkanna maleolens compared with Thesium humifusum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while bastard toadflax is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	bastard toadflax
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Thesiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Thesium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Thesium humifusum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	bastard toadflax
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.

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.