Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Branch Bumps

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pertusaria pustulata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Branch Bumps is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Branch Bumps
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Pertusaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pertusaria pustulata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Branch Bumps

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Branch Bumps
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.

Branch Bumps

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Branch Bumps

The Branch bumps (Pertusaria pustulata) is a species in the genus Pertusaria. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Colombia, Norway, Portugal and United States.