Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gut Weed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ulva intestinalis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gut Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gut Weed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Ulva
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ulva intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.