Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Jointed Charlock

Alkanna maleolens compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Jointed Charlock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Raphanus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Raphanus raphanistrum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jointed Charlock
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.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 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.