Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Blistered Cup

Alkanna maleolens compared with Peziza vesiculosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Blistered Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blistered Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Peziza
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Peziza vesiculosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Blistered Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blistered Cup
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.

Blistered Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Blistered Cup

The Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.