Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bokhara Clover

Alkanna maleolens compared with Melilotus albus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bokhara Clover
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	Melilotus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Melilotus albus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bokhara Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bokhara Clover
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.

Bokhara Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 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.

Bokhara Clover

The Bokhara Clover (Melilotus albus) is a species in the genus Melilotus. Native to Angola, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium.