Alpine Foam Lichen vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Stereocaulon alpinum compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

• Alpine Foam Lichen is Data Deficient while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Foam Lichen	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Stereocaulaceae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Stereocaulon	Alkanna
Species	Stereocaulon alpinum	Alkanna maleolens

Conservation Status

Alpine Foam Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Foam Lichen	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Foam Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Alpine Foam Lichen

The Alpine Foam Lichen (Stereocaulon alpinum) is a species in the genus Stereocaulon. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Denmark, 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.