Bad-smelling Alkanet vs toothcup

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	toothcup
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Ammannia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ammannia latifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	toothcup
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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.