Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Alkanna maleolens compared with Oenothera fallax

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Intermediate Evening-Primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Onagraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Oenothera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Oenothera fallax

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Intermediate Evening-Primrose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
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.

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (17 countries).

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.