Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Shrubby false buttonweed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Spermacoce verticillata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Shrubby false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shrubby false buttonweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Spermacoce
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Spermacoce verticillata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Shrubby false buttonweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Shrubby false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Shrubby false buttonweed
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.

Shrubby false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.