Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tall Melilot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Melilotus altissimus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tall Melilot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tall Melilot
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Melilotus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Melilotus altissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tall Melilot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tall Melilot
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.

Tall Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.