Bad-smelling Alkanet vs willow hakea

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hakea salicifolia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while willow hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	willow hakea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hakea
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hakea salicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

willow hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	willow hakea
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.

willow hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.