Bad-smelling Alkanet vs forest notchwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lophozia silvicola

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while forest notchwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	forest notchwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lophozia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lophozia silvicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

forest notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	forest notchwort
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.

forest notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.