Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bigroot Geranium

Alkanna maleolens compared with Geranium macrorrhizum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Bigroot Geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bigroot Geranium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Geranium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Geranium macrorrhizum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bigroot Geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bigroot Geranium
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.

Bigroot Geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Bigroot Geranium

The Bigroot Geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum) is a species in the genus Geranium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.