Bad-smelling Alkanet vs toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hypericum linariifolium

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hypericum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hypericum linariifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort
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.

toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal.

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.