Bad-smelling Alkanet vs pine echium

Alkanna maleolens compared with Echium pininana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while pine echium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pine echium
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 same	Boraginaceae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Echium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Echium pininana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and pine echium share a common ancestor at the Family level: Boraginaceae.

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

pine echium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	pine echium
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.

pine echium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.