Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Himalayan indigo

Alkanna maleolens compared with Indigofera heterantha

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Himalayan indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Himalayan indigo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Indigofera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Indigofera heterantha

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Himalayan indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Himalayan indigo
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.

Himalayan indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.