Bad-smelling Alkanet vs divining sage

Alkanna maleolens compared with Salvia divinorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	divining sage
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Salvia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Salvia divinorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

divining sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	divining sage
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.

divining sage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Sweden.

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.