Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Green Wintergreen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pyrola chlorantha

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Green Wintergreen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Green Wintergreen
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Pyrola
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pyrola chlorantha

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Green Wintergreen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Green Wintergreen
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.

Green Wintergreen

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.