Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Corn Mignonette

Alkanna maleolens compared with Reseda phyteuma

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Corn Mignonette
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Resedaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Reseda
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Reseda phyteuma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Corn Mignonette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Corn Mignonette
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.

Corn Mignonette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.