Bad-smelling Alkanet vs yellow monkey-flower

Alkanna maleolens compared with Erythranthe lutea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while yellow monkey-flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	yellow monkey-flower
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	Phrymaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Erythranthe
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Erythranthe lutea

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and yellow monkey-flower share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

yellow monkey-flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	yellow monkey-flower
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 monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, India, Norway, and Sweden.

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.