Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Utricularia geminiscapa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Utricularia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Utricularia geminiscapa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort
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.

Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.