Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Yellow Dodder

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cuscuta
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Yellow Dodder
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 Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.