Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fringed Candleflame Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Candelaria fibrosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fringed Candleflame Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fringed Candleflame Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Candelariomycetes (Candelariomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Candelariales (Candelariales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Candelariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Candelaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Candelaria fibrosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fringed Candleflame Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fringed Candleflame Lichen
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.

Fringed Candleflame Lichen

Habitat

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

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.