Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hooked Veilwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Metzgeria leptoneura

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hooked Veilwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hooked Veilwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Metzgeria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Metzgeria leptoneura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hooked Veilwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hooked Veilwort
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.

Hooked Veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.