Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Floating Bur-Reed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Boraginaceae	Typhaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sparganium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sparganium fluctuans

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Floating Bur-Reed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Floating Bur-Reed
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 Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.