Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Wedgeleaf dock

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Wedgeleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wedgeleaf 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 frutescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Wedgeleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wedgeleaf 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.

Wedgeleaf dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.