Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Geranium Rust

Alkanna maleolens compared with Uromyces geranii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Geranium 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	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Uromyces
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Uromyces geranii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Geranium Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Geranium 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.

Geranium Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and 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.