Bad-smelling Alkanet vs silver nailroot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	silver nailroot
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Paronychia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Paronychia argentea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	silver nailroot
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.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, 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.