Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Brittle Bladderfern

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)
Order	Boraginales (지치목)	Polypodiales (고사리목)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cystopteris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cystopteris tenuis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Brittle Bladderfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (식물)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Brittle Bladderfern
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.

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.