Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Texas vervain

Alkanna maleolens compared with Verbena halei

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Texas vervain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Texas vervain
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Verbena
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Verbena halei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Texas vervain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Texas vervain
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.

Texas vervain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.