Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Garlic Waxcap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hygrocybe helobia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Garlic Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Garlic Waxcap
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	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hygrocybe
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hygrocybe helobia

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Garlic Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Garlic Waxcap
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.

Garlic Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.