Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Garden Orpine

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hylotelephium telephium

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Garden Orpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Garden Orpine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hylotelephium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hylotelephium telephium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Garden Orpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Garden Orpine
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.

Garden Orpine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.