Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sugar Pine

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pinus lambertiana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sugar Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sugar Pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pinus lambertiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Sugar Pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sugar Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sugar Pine
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.

Sugar Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Norway.

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.