Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mintweed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Salvia reflexa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mintweed
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	Salvia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Salvia reflexa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mintweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mintweed
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.

Mintweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.