Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cornish heath

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erica vagans

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cornish heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cornish heath
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Erica
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Erica vagans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cornish heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cornish heath
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.

Cornish heath

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.