Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Jack's Scalewort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Frullania jackii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Jack's Scalewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jack's Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Frullania
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Frullania jackii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Jack's Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Jack's Scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jack's Scalewort
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.

Jack's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.