Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mastic Thyme

Alkanna maleolens compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Thymus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Thymus mastichina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mastic Thyme
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.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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

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.