Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bitter Wintercress

Alkanna maleolens compared with Barbarea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Bitter Wintercress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bitter Wintercress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Barbarea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Barbarea vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bitter Wintercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bitter Wintercress
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.

Bitter Wintercress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, 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.

Bitter Wintercress

The Bitter Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) is a species in the genus Barbarea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.