Bad-smelling Alkanet vs five-ranked peat moss

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sphagnum quinquefarium

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while five-ranked peat moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	five-ranked peat moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sphagnum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sphagnum quinquefarium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and five-ranked peat moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

five-ranked peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	five-ranked peat moss
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-ranked peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.