Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pineneedle toadflax

Alkanna maleolens compared with Linaria pinifolia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pineneedle toadflax is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pineneedle toadflax
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fringillidae
Genus	Alkanna	Linaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Linaria pinifolia

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pineneedle toadflax

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pineneedle toadflax
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.

Pineneedle toadflax

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.