Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Guyanese arrowhead

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sagittaria guayanensis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Guyanese arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Guyanese arrowhead
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Alismataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sagittaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sagittaria guayanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Guyanese arrowhead share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Guyanese arrowhead
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.

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and 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.