Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Bitter Webcap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cortinarius infractus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Bitter Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bitter Webcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cortinarius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cortinarius infractus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Bitter Webcap
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.

Bitter Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.

Bitter Webcap

The Bitter Webcap (Cortinarius infractus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.