Bad-smelling Alkanet vs streamside peat moss

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sphagnum riparium

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while streamside peat moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	streamside peat moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Sphagnum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sphagnum riparium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and streamside peat moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

streamside peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	streamside peat moss
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.

streamside peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.