Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Recurved Peatmoss

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sphagnum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sphagnum recurvum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Recurved Peatmoss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Recurved Peatmoss
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.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and 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.