Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Corsican crocus

Alkanna maleolens compared with Crocus corsicus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Corsican crocus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Corsican crocus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Iridaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Crocus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Crocus corsicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Corsican crocus share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Corsican crocus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Corsican crocus
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.

Corsican crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.