Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bell Pepper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Capsicum annuum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Bell Pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bell Pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Capsicum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Capsicum annuum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bell Pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bell Pepper
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.

Bell Pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Bell Pepper

The Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a species in the genus Capsicum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.