Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Greater Copperwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Greater Copperwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Greater Copperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cephaloziella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Copperwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Greater Copperwort
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.

Greater Copperwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.