Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hard Pine

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pinus rigida

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hard Pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hard Pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pinus rigida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hard Pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hard Pine
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.

Hard Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), 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.