Bad-smelling Alkanet vs willow-weed

Alkanna maleolens compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	willow-weed
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	Persicaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Persicaria decipiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	willow-weed
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-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, 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.