Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Wingstem spurry

Alkanna maleolens compared with Spergula pentandra

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Wingstem spurry is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wingstem spurry
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	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Spergula
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Spergula pentandra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Wingstem spurry

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Wingstem spurry
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.

Wingstem spurry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, Portugal, and United States.

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.