Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Phacelia

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phacelia tanacetifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Phacelia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Phacelia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phacelia tanacetifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Phacelia share a common ancestor at the Order level: Boraginales. (Boraginales)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Phacelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Phacelia
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.

Phacelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (4 countries), Europe (30 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.