Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sargasso Weed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sargassum natans

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sargasso Weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sargasso Weed
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sargassum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sargassum natans

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sargasso Weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sargasso Weed
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.

Sargasso Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sao Tome and Principe.

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.