Bad-smelling Alkanet vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hydrangea aspera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hydrangea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hydrangea aspera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	rough-leaf hydrangea
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-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.