Bad-smelling Alkanet vs rough bugelweed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lycopus asper

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while rough bugelweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	rough bugelweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lycopus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lycopus asper

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

rough bugelweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	rough bugelweed
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.

rough bugelweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.