Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dune Dandelion

Alkanna maleolens compared with Taraxacum dunense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dune Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Taraxacum dunense

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dune Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dune Dandelion
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.

Dune Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.