Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Stinking Daffodil

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pancratium foetidum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Stinking Daffodil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinking Daffodil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Pancratium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pancratium foetidum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking Daffodil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinking Daffodil
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.

Stinking Daffodil

Habitat

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

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.