Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Least Evening-Primrose

Alkanna maleolens compared with Oenothera parviflora

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Least Evening-Primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Least Evening-Primrose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Onagraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Oenothera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Oenothera parviflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Least Evening-Primrose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Least Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Least Evening-Primrose
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.

Least Evening-Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.