Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lesser Whipwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Bazzania
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Bazzania tricrenata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lesser Whipwort
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 Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.