Bad-smelling Alkanet vs shining scabious

Alkanna maleolens compared with Scabiosa lucida

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while shining scabious is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	shining scabious
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Scabiosa
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Scabiosa lucida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

shining scabious

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	shining scabious
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.

shining scabious

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.