Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lodgepole Pine

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pinus contorta

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lodgepole Pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lodgepole Pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pinus contorta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lodgepole Pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lodgepole Pine
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.

Lodgepole Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.