Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Trailing indigo

Alkanna maleolens compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Trailing indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Trailing indigo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Indigofera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Indigofera hendecaphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Trailing indigo
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.

Trailing indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, Taiwan, and United States.

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.