Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bladdernut

Alkanna maleolens compared with Staphylea pinnata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bladdernut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Staphyleaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Staphylea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Staphylea pinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bladdernut
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.

Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.