Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Big-Leaf Avens

Alkanna maleolens compared with Geum macrophyllum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Big-Leaf Avens is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Big-Leaf Avens
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Geum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Geum macrophyllum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Big-Leaf Avens share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Big-Leaf Avens

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Big-Leaf Avens
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.

Big-Leaf Avens

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (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.

Big-Leaf Avens

The Big-Leaf Avens (Geum macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Geum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.