Bad-smelling Alkanet vs spreading currant

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ribes laxiflorum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while spreading currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spreading currant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Ribes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ribes laxiflorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

spreading currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spreading currant
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.

spreading currant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.