Bad-smelling Alkanet vs floating hook moss

Alkanna maleolens compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	floating hook moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Warnstorfia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Warnstorfia fluitans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	floating hook moss
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 hook moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.