Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Drummond's cinquefoil

Alkanna maleolens compared with Potentilla drummondii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Drummond's cinquefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Drummond's cinquefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Potentilla
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Potentilla drummondii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Drummond's cinquefoil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Drummond's cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Drummond's cinquefoil
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.

Drummond's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.