Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spathulate Botrychium

Alkanna maleolens compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Botrychium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Botrychium spathulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and 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.