Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Strawberry Spiderhead

Alkanna maleolens compared with Serruria aemula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Strawberry Spiderhead
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Serruria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Serruria aemula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Strawberry Spiderhead

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Strawberry Spiderhead
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.

Strawberry Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.