Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Blue-Foot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Psilocybe caerulipes

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Blue-Foot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blue-Foot
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	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Psilocybe
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Psilocybe caerulipes

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Blue-Foot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blue-Foot
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.

Blue-Foot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Blue-Foot

The Blue Foot (Psilocybe caerulipes) is a species in the genus Psilocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.