Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spring Sowbread

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Boraginales (紫草目)	Ericales (杜鹃花目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Primulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cyclamen
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cyclamen repandum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bad-smelling Alkanet and Spring Sowbread share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (木兰纲)

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spring Sowbread
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.

Spring Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.