Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hooker's onion

Alkanna maleolens compared with Allium acuminatum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hooker's onion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hooker's onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Allium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Allium acuminatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Hooker's onion share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hooker's onion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hooker's onion
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.

Hooker's onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.