Bad-smelling Alkanet vs smooth hawkweed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hieracium laevigatum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while smooth hawkweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	smooth hawkweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Boraginaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Hieracium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hieracium laevigatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

smooth hawkweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	smooth hawkweed
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.

smooth hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.

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.