Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Disc Mayweed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Matricaria discoidea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Disc Mayweed
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	Matricaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Matricaria discoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Disc Mayweed
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.

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.