Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Red Sumac

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rhus glabra

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Red Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Red Sumac
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Rhus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rhus glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Red Sumac
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.

Red Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.