Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Floating Bladderwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Utricularia radiata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Floating Bladderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Floating Bladderwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Utricularia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Utricularia radiata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Floating Bladderwort
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.

Floating Bladderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.