Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Beach-Heath

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hudsonia tomentosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Beach-Heath
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cistaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hudsonia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hudsonia tomentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Beach-Heath
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.

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.