Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cuckoo-Bread

Alkanna maleolens compared with Oxalis acetosella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cuckoo-Bread is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Oxalis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Oxalis acetosella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cuckoo-Bread
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.

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.