Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bleeding-Heart

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dicentra formosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bleeding-Heart
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Dicentra
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dicentra formosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bleeding-Heart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bleeding-Heart
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.

Bleeding-Heart

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (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.

Bleeding-Heart

The Bleeding-Heart (Dicentra formosa) is a species in the genus Dicentra. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.