Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cardamine pentaphyllos

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Five-leaflet Bitter-cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cardamine
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cardamine pentaphyllos

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Five-leaflet Bitter-cress share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
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.

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.