Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Alkanna maleolens compared with Adiantum bellum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pteridaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Adiantum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Adiantum bellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Bermuda Maidenhair Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
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.

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

The Bermuda Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum bellum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.