Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Foothill Clover

Alkanna maleolens compared with Trifolium ciliolatum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Foothill Clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Foothill Clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Trifolium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Trifolium ciliolatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Foothill Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Foothill Clover
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.

Foothill Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.