Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser Germanderwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Riccardia incurvata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lesser Germanderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Germanderwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Riccardia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Riccardia incurvata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Lesser Germanderwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Germanderwort
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.

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.