Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dog-Strangling Vine

Alkanna maleolens compared with Vincetoxicum rossicum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dog-Strangling Vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dog-Strangling Vine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Vincetoxicum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Vincetoxicum rossicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Dog-Strangling Vine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dog-Strangling Vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dog-Strangling Vine
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.

Dog-Strangling Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, 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.