Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fool'S Mushroom

Alkanna maleolens compared with Amanita verna

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fool'S Mushroom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fool'S Mushroom
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 verna

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fool'S Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fool'S Mushroom
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.

Fool'S Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.