Bad-smelling Alkanet vs cush-cush

Alkanna maleolens compared with Dioscorea trifida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	cush-cush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Dioscorea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Dioscorea trifida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

cush-cush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	cush-cush
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.

cush-cush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.