Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Charcoal Cup

Alkanna maleolens compared with Peziza echinospora

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Charcoal Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Charcoal 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 echinospora

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Charcoal Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Charcoal 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.

Charcoal Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.

Charcoal Cup

The Charcoal Cup (Peziza echinospora) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.