Bad-smelling Alkanet vs creeping redflush

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lampranthus multiradiatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	creeping redflush
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	Aizoaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lampranthus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lampranthus multiradiatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

creeping redflush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	creeping redflush
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 redflush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.