Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spurgelaurel

Alkanna maleolens compared with Daphne laureola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spurgelaurel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Thymelaeaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Daphne
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Daphne laureola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spurgelaurel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spurgelaurel
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.

Spurgelaurel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.