Bad-smelling Alkanet vs false pepperwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	false pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Marsilea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Marsilea crenata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and false pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.