Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Prostrate sandmat

Alkanna maleolens compared with Euphorbia prostrata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prostrate sandmat
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Euphorbia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Euphorbia prostrata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Prostrate sandmat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prostrate sandmat
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 sandmat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.