Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Yellow Bartonia

Alkanna maleolens compared with Bartonia virginica

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Yellow Bartonia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Yellow Bartonia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Bartonia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Bartonia virginica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Bartonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Yellow Bartonia
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.

Yellow Bartonia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.