Bad-smelling Alkanet vs showy bloom moss

Alkanna maleolens compared with Schistidium pulchrum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while showy bloom moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	showy bloom moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Schistidium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Schistidium pulchrum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and showy bloom moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

showy bloom moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	showy bloom moss
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.

showy bloom moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.