Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spotted Bellflower

Alkanna maleolens compared with Campanula punctata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Spotted Bellflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spotted Bellflower
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	Campanulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Campanula
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Campanula punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spotted Bellflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spotted Bellflower
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.

Spotted Bellflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.