Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

Alkanna maleolens compared with Brachythecium rutabulum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Brachythecium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Brachythecium rutabulum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss
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-Stalked Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 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.