Bad-smelling Alkanet vs intermediate wintergreen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pyrola media

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while intermediate wintergreen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	intermediate wintergreen
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Pyrola
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pyrola media

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

intermediate wintergreen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	intermediate wintergreen
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 wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.