Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Linear Leaf Water Primrose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Linear Leaf Water 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	Ludwigia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Linear Leaf Water 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.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), 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.