Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mediterranean Amaranth

Alkanna maleolens compared with Amaranthus graecizans

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mediterranean Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mediterranean Amaranth
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Amaranthus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Amaranthus graecizans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mediterranean Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mediterranean Amaranth
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.

Mediterranean Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi), Asia (6 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.