Bad-smelling Alkanet vs stinking hellebore

Alkanna maleolens compared with Helleborus foetidus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	stinking hellebore
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Helleborus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Helleborus foetidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

stinking hellebore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	stinking hellebore
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 hellebore

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).

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.