Bad-smelling Alkanet vs crested arrowhead

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sagittaria cristata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while crested arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	crested arrowhead
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Alismataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sagittaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sagittaria cristata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	crested arrowhead
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.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.