Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Prostrate knotweed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Polygonum aviculare

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Prostrate knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prostrate knotweed
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	Polygonaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Polygonum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Polygonum aviculare

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Prostrate knotweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Prostrate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prostrate knotweed
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 knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (7 countries).

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.