Bad-smelling Alkanet vs prostrate dallis grass

Alkanna maleolens compared with Paspalum pauciciliatum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while prostrate dallis grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	prostrate dallis grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Boraginaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Paspalum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Paspalum pauciciliatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and prostrate dallis grass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

prostrate dallis grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	prostrate dallis grass
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.

prostrate dallis grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.