Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hedgemustard

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sisymbrium officinale

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hedgemustard
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sisymbrium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sisymbrium officinale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hedgemustard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hedgemustard
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.

Hedgemustard

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

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.