Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cushion Bracket

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phellinus pomaceus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cushion Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cushion Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Phellinus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phellinus pomaceus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cushion Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cushion Bracket
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.

Cushion Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.