Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fool's Webcap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cortinarius orellanus

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Fool's Webcap
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 Cortinariaceae
Genus Alkanna Cortinarius
Species Alkanna maleolens Cortinarius orellanus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Fool's Webcap
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 Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Fool's Webcap

No description available.

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