Bad-smelling Alkanet vs erect spiderling

Alkanna maleolens compared with Boerhavia erecta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	erect spiderling
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	Nyctaginaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Boerhavia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Boerhavia erecta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

erect spiderling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	erect spiderling
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.

erect spiderling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.