Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mountain-ash

Alkanna maleolens compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mountain-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mountain-ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boraginales (Бурачникоцветные)	Rosales (розоцветные)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alkanna	Sorbus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Sorbus alnifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mountain-ash
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.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.