Bad-smelling Alkanet vs tufted fleabane

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erigeron caespitosus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while tufted fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	tufted fleabane
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Boraginaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Erigeron
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Erigeron caespitosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

tufted fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	tufted fleabane
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.

tufted fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.