Bad-smelling Alkanet vs danewort, dwarf elder

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sambucus ebulus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while danewort, dwarf elder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	danewort, dwarf elder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sambucus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sambucus ebulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and danewort, dwarf elder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	danewort, dwarf elder
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.

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.