Bad-smelling Alkanet vs floating crystalwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	floating crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Riccia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Riccia fluitans

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and floating crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	floating crystalwort
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 crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.