Bad-smelling Alkanet vs pale moonwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pale moonwort
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 pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.