Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lanceleaf rattlebox

Alkanna maleolens compared with Crotalaria lanceolata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lanceleaf rattlebox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lanceleaf rattlebox
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Crotalaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Crotalaria lanceolata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lanceleaf rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lanceleaf rattlebox
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.

Lanceleaf rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.