Bad-smelling Alkanet vs False Puffball

Alkanna maleolens compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mycetozoa
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Reticularia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Puffball
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 Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.