Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Kidney-Leaf Violet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Viola renifolia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Kidney-Leaf Violet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Kidney-Leaf Violet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Violaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Viola
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Viola renifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Kidney-Leaf Violet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Kidney-Leaf Violet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Kidney-Leaf Violet
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.

Kidney-Leaf Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.