Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Round Wild Indigo

Alkanna maleolens compared with Baptisia sphaerocarpa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Round Wild Indigo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Round Wild Indigo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Baptisia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Baptisia sphaerocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Round Wild Indigo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Round Wild Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Round Wild Indigo
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 Wild Indigo

Habitat

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

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.