Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser Spearwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ranunculus flammula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Ranunculus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ranunculus flammula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Spearwort
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 Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.