Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Blackthorn Dotty

Alkanna maleolens compared with Polystigma rubrum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Blackthorn Dotty is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blackthorn Dotty
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Polystigma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Polystigma rubrum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Blackthorn Dotty

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blackthorn Dotty
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.

Blackthorn Dotty

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.

Blackthorn Dotty

The Blackthorn Dotty (Polystigma rubrum) is a species in the genus Polystigma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.