Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Wayside Pepperwort

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Wayside Pepperwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wayside Pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lepidium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Wayside Pepperwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wayside Pepperwort
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.

Wayside Pepperwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Mexico.

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.