Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Devil weed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Devil weed
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sargassum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Devil weed
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.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and 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.