Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Confusing Fold Truffle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hydnotrya confusa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Confusing Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Discinaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hydnotrya
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hydnotrya confusa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Confusing Fold Truffle
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.

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.