Bad-smelling Alkanet vs spreading threadwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cephaloziella divaricata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while spreading threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spreading threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cephaloziella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cephaloziella divaricata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

spreading threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spreading threadwort
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 threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.