Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cape leadwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Plumbago auriculata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cape leadwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cape leadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Plumbaginaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Plumbago
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Plumbago auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cape leadwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cape leadwort
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.

Cape leadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Cape leadwort

The Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) is a species in the genus Plumbago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.