Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Prostrate Toadflax

Alkanna maleolens compared with Linaria supina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prostrate Toadflax
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fringillidae
Genus	Alkanna	Linaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Linaria supina

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Prostrate Toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prostrate Toadflax
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 Toadflax

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.