Bad-smelling Alkanet vs scurvy-grass

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cochlearia officinalis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while scurvy-grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	scurvy-grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cochlearia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cochlearia officinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and scurvy-grass share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

scurvy-grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	scurvy-grass
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.

scurvy-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.