Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cedar Cup

Alkanna maleolens compared with Geopora sumneriana

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cedar Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cedar 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	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Geopora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Geopora sumneriana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cedar Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cedar 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.

Cedar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Cedar Cup

The Cedar Cup (Geopora sumneriana) is a species in the genus Geopora. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.