Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Quinoa

Alkanna maleolens compared with Chenopodium quinoa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Quinoa
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	Chenopodium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Chenopodium quinoa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Quinoa

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Quinoa
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.

Quinoa

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.