Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Heath Threadwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cephaloziella stellulifera

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Heath Threadwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Heath Threadwort
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 stellulifera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Heath Threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Heath Threadwort
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.

Heath Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.