Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fringed dodder

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fringed dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cuscuta
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cuscuta suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.