Bad-smelling Alkanet vs small notchwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small notchwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lophozia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lophozia ascendens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and small notchwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	small notchwort
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 notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.