Bad-smelling Alkanet vs forked veilwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Metzgeria furcata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while forked veilwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	forked veilwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Metzgeria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Metzgeria furcata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	forked veilwort
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.

forked veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.