Bad-smelling Alkanet vs southern elder

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	southern elder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sambucus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sambucus australis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.