Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cheeseweed mallow

Alkanna maleolens compared with Malva parviflora

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cheeseweed mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cheeseweed mallow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Malva
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Malva parviflora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cheeseweed mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cheeseweed mallow
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.

Cheeseweed mallow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (7 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.

Cheeseweed mallow

The Cheeseweed mallow (Malva parviflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.