Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Western Yellow-pine

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pinus ponderosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Western Yellow-pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pinus ponderosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Western Yellow-pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Yellow-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Western Yellow-pine
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 Yellow-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.