Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Clasping heliotrope

Alkanna maleolens compared with Heliotropium amplexicaule

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Clasping heliotrope
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Heliotropium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Heliotropium amplexicaule

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Clasping heliotrope share a common ancestor at the Order level: Boraginales. (Boraginales)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Clasping heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Clasping heliotrope
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.

Clasping heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Clasping heliotrope

The Clasping heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) is a species in the genus Heliotropium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.