Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Flame Nasturtium

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flame Nasturtium
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	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Tropaeolum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tropaeolum speciosum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flame Nasturtium
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.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.