Bad-smelling Alkanet vs wall scalewort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	wall scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Porellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Porella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Porella platyphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and wall scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.