Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Shade Moonwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Botrychium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Botrychium tenebrosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Shade Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shade Moonwort
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.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.