Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cascade Mountain-Ash

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sorbus scopulina

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cascade Mountain-Ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cascade Mountain-Ash
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	Sorbus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sorbus scopulina

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Cascade Mountain-Ash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cascade Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cascade Mountain-Ash
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.

Cascade Mountain-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.

Cascade Mountain-Ash

The Cascade Mountain-ash (Sorbus scopulina) is a species in the genus Sorbus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.