Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Winter heliotrope

Alkanna maleolens compared with Petasites pyrenaicus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Winter heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Winter heliotrope
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Boraginaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Petasites
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Petasites pyrenaicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Winter heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Winter heliotrope
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.

Winter heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, 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.