Bad-smelling Alkanet vs wild madder

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	wild madder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Rubia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rubia peregrina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	wild madder
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.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.