Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hill Notchwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Barbilophozia sudetica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hill Notchwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Anastrophyllaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Barbilophozia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Barbilophozia sudetica

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Hill Notchwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hill Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hill Notchwort
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.

Hill Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.