Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Flax Rust

Alkanna maleolens compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Flax Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Melampsora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Flax Rust
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.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.