Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Horsetail

Alkanna maleolens compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Horsetail
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Equisetum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Equisetum laevigatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.