Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dalmatia Pyrethrum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Boraginaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Tanacetum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dalmatia Pyrethrum
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.

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.