Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Alkanna maleolens compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Colchicum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Colchicum leptanthum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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

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.