Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Jersey Tea

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ceanothus americanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jersey Tea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Ceanothus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ceanothus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Jersey Tea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jersey Tea
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.

Jersey Tea

Habitat

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

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.