Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Blue Meadow Violet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Viola nephrophylla

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Blue Meadow Violet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blue Meadow Violet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Violaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Viola
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Viola nephrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Blue Meadow Violet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blue Meadow Violet
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.

Blue Meadow Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.

Blue Meadow Violet

The Blue Meadow Violet (Viola nephrophylla) is a species in the genus Viola. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.