Bad-smelling Alkanet vs creeping marshwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Helosciadium repens

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while creeping marshwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	creeping marshwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Helosciadium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Helosciadium repens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

creeping marshwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	creeping marshwort
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.

creeping marshwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.