Bad-smelling Alkanet vs flax dodder

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	flax dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cuscuta
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cuscuta epilinum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	flax dodder
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.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.