Bad-smelling Alkanet vs water dock

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	water dock
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Rumex
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rumex aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).

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.