Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Petunia

Alkanna maleolens compared with Petunia atkinsiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Petunia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Petunia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Petunia atkinsiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Petunia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Petunia
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.

Petunia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.