Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Chinaroot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chinaroot
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Dioscorea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dioscorea villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Chinaroot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Chinaroot
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.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.