Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Oriental Beech

Alkanna maleolens compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Oriental Beech
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Fagus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Fagus orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Oriental Beech
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.

Oriental Beech

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.