Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Florida tasselflower

Alkanna maleolens compared with Emilia fosbergii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Florida tasselflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Florida tasselflower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Boraginaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Emilia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Emilia fosbergii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Florida tasselflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Florida tasselflower
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.

Florida tasselflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Belgium), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu), and South America (6 countries).

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.