Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Geranium

Alkanna maleolens compared with Geranium aequale

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Geranium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Geranium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Geranium aequale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Geranium
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.

Geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Austria, Canada, 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.