Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hepatica

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hepatica nobilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hepatica
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hepatica
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hepatica nobilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hepatica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hepatica
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.

Hepatica

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (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.