Bad-smelling Alkanet vs fringed sandwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Arenaria ciliata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while fringed sandwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	fringed sandwort
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Boraginaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Alkanna	Arenaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Arenaria ciliata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

fringed sandwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	fringed sandwort
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 sandwort

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.