Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Great Crestwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Great Crestwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lophocolea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lophocolea bispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Great Crestwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Great Crestwort
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.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.