Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Valley redstem

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ammannia coccinea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Valley redstem
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 coccinea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Valley redstem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Valley redstem
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.

Valley redstem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.