Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Board Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Trapeliopsis flexuosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Board Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Board Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Trapeliopsis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Trapeliopsis flexuosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Board Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Board Lichen
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.

Board Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.

Board Lichen

The Board Lichen (Trapeliopsis flexuosa) is a species in the genus Trapeliopsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.