Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gray Alder

Alkanna maleolens compared with Alnus incana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gray Alder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gray Alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Boraginaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Alnus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Alnus incana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gray Alder
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.

Gray Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.