Bad-smelling Alkanet vs may lily

Alkanna maleolens compared with Maianthemum bifolium

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while may lily is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	may lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Maianthemum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Maianthemum bifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and may lily share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

may lily

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	may lily
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.

may lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.