Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Early Buttercup

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ranunculus fascicularis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Early Buttercup is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Early Buttercup
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Ranunculus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ranunculus fascicularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Early Buttercup
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.

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.