Bad-smelling Alkanet vs high arctic dandelion

Alkanna maleolens compared with Taraxacum hyparcticum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while high arctic dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	high arctic dandelion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Boraginaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Taraxacum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Taraxacum hyparcticum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

high arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	high arctic dandelion
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.

high arctic dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.