Bad-smelling Alkanet vs False Death-Cap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Amanita citrina

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while False Death-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Death-Cap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Boraginaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Alkanna	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Death-Cap
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.

False Death-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.