Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Prickly comfrey

Alkanna maleolens compared with Symphytum asperum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prickly comfrey
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	Symphytum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Symphytum asperum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly comfrey

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prickly comfrey
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.

Prickly comfrey

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Taiwan), Europe (23 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.