Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Herb Robert

Alkanna maleolens compared with Geranium robertianum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Herb Robert
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Geranium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Geranium robertianum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Herb Robert
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.

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

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.