Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Duckwheat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Fagopyrum tataricum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Duckwheat
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Fagopyrum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Fagopyrum tataricum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Duckwheat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Duckwheat
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.

Duckwheat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (26 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.