Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Stinking iris

Alkanna maleolens compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinking iris
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Mantodea (Peygamberdevesi)
Family	Boraginaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alkanna	Iris
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Iris foetidissima

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.