Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mingan Grapefern

Alkanna maleolens compared with Botrychium minganense

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mingan Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mingan Grapefern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Botrychium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Botrychium minganense

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Mingan Grapefern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mingan Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mingan Grapefern
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.

Mingan Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.