Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Clary

Alkanna maleolens compared with Salvia sclarea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Clary
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Salvia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Salvia sclarea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Clary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Clary
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.

Clary

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Clary

The Clary (Salvia sclarea) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.