Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cubed Fold Truffle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hydnotrya cubispora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cubed 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 cubispora

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cubed Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cubed 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.

Cubed Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Germany.

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.