Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Chickenweed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Portulaca quadrifida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chickenweed
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	Portulacaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Portulaca
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Portulaca quadrifida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Chickenweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chickenweed
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.

Chickenweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.

Chickenweed

The Chickenweed (Portulaca quadrifida) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.