Bad-smelling Alkanet vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Alkanna maleolens compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Urocystis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Oat-Grass Smut
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 Oat-Grass Smut

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.