Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Stinkgrass

Alkanna maleolens compared with Eragrostis cilianensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinkgrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Boraginaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Eragrostis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Eragrostis cilianensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Stinkgrass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinkgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinkgrass
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.

Stinkgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (19 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

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.