Bad-smelling Alkanet vs small-flowered willowherb

Alkanna maleolens compared with Epilobium parviflorum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while small-flowered willowherb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small-flowered willowherb
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Onagraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Epilobium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Epilobium parviflorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and small-flowered willowherb share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

small-flowered willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small-flowered willowherb
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.

small-flowered willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.