Bad-smelling Alkanet vs black-bindweed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dioscorea communis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while black-bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	black-bindweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Dioscorea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dioscorea communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and black-bindweed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	black-bindweed
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.

black-bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

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.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.