Bad-smelling Alkanet vs spanischer Klee

Alkanna maleolens compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while spanischer Klee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spanischer Klee
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Boraginaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Desmodium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Desmodium uncinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

spanischer Klee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	spanischer Klee
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.

spanischer Klee

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.