Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Winter Jasmine

Alkanna maleolens compared with Jasminum nudiflorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Winter Jasmine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Oleaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Jasminum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Jasminum nudiflorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Winter Jasmine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Winter Jasmine
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 Jasmine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.