Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cellar Cup

Alkanna maleolens compared with Peziza cerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cellar 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 cerea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cellar Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cellar 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.

Cellar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.