Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lophocolea heterophylla

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Variable-Leaved Crestwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lophocolea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lophocolea heterophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Variable-Leaved Crestwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
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.

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.