Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Vilmorin's rowan

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sorbus vilmorinii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Vilmorin's rowan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Vilmorin's rowan
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Sorbus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sorbus vilmorinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Vilmorin's rowan share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Vilmorin's rowan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Vilmorin's rowan
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.

Vilmorin's rowan

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.