Bad-smelling Alkanet vs cabbage rose

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rosa centifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	cabbage rose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rosa centifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

cabbage rose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	cabbage rose
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.

cabbage rose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Peru).

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.

cabbage rose

The Cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia) is a species in the genus Rosa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.