Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Marsh Rose

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rosa palustris

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Marsh Rose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Marsh Rose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rosa palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Marsh Rose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Marsh Rose
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.

Marsh Rose

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.