Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Prickly Russian Thistle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Salsola tragus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prickly Russian Thistle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Salsola
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Salsola tragus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Russian Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prickly Russian Thistle
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 Russian Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Europe (8 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.