Bad-smelling Alkanet vs cabbage-star

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cnidoscolus aconitifolius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	cabbage-star
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	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cnidoscolus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cnidoscolus aconitifolius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

cabbage-star

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	cabbage-star
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-star

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

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-star

The Cabbage-star (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.