Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Irish Threadwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Telaranea europaea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Irish Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Telaranea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Telaranea europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.