Bad-smelling Alkanet vs sharp-wing monkey-flower

Alkanna maleolens compared with Mimulus alatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while sharp-wing monkey-flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sharp-wing monkey-flower
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	Mimulus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Mimulus alatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and sharp-wing monkey-flower share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

sharp-wing monkey-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	sharp-wing monkey-flower
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.

sharp-wing monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.