Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hydrophyllum canadense

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hydrophyllum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hydrophyllum canadense

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf share a common ancestor at the Order level: Boraginales. (Boraginales)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf
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.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

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.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

The Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) is a species in the genus Hydrophyllum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.