Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Eye Bright

Alkanna maleolens compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Eye Bright is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eye Bright
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Heliotropium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Heliotropium angiospermum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Eye Bright share a common ancestor at the Order level: Boraginales. (Boraginales)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Eye Bright
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.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.