Bad-smelling Alkanet vs corn sand spurrey

Alkanna maleolens compared with Spergularia segetalis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while corn sand spurrey is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	corn sand spurrey
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	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Spergularia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Spergularia segetalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

corn sand spurrey

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	corn sand spurrey
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 sand spurrey

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany and Portugal.

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.