Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tape grass

Alkanna maleolens compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tape grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tape grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Vallisneria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Vallisneria spiralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Tape grass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tape grass
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.

Tape grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.