Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Dune Cup

Alkanna maleolens compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dune 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 ammophila

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Dune 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.

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.