Bad-smelling Alkanet vs McGregor Pincushion

Alkanna maleolens compared with Leucospermum harpagonatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	McGregor Pincushion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Leucospermum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Leucospermum harpagonatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

McGregor Pincushion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	McGregor Pincushion
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.

McGregor Pincushion

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.