Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Western Hawkweed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hieracium stenopholidium

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Western Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Western Hawkweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Boraginaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Hieracium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hieracium stenopholidium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Western Hawkweed
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.

Western Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and 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.