Bad-smelling Alkanet vs round-leaved monkeyflower

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erythranthe glabrata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while round-leaved monkeyflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	round-leaved monkeyflower
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	Phrymaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Erythranthe
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Erythranthe glabrata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and round-leaved monkeyflower share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

round-leaved monkeyflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	round-leaved monkeyflower
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.

round-leaved monkeyflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.