Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Corn spurry

Alkanna maleolens compared with Spergula arvensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Corn spurry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Corn spurry
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	Spergula
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Spergula arvensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Corn spurry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Corn spurry
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 spurry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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.