Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bladder-senna

Alkanna maleolens compared with Colutea arborescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bladder-senna
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Colutea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Colutea arborescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bladder-senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bladder-senna
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-senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (14 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.

Bladder-senna

The Bladder-senna (Colutea arborescens) is a species in the genus Colutea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.