Bad-smelling Alkanet vs elderberry-ash

Alkanna maleolens compared with Polyscias sambucifolia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while elderberry-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	elderberry-ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Araliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Polyscias
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Polyscias sambucifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

elderberry-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	elderberry-ash
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.

elderberry-ash

Habitat

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

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.