Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Botrychium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Botrychium lanceolatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Lance-Leaf Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.