Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bladder Fern

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bladder Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cystopteris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cystopteris fragilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bladder 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.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.