Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ghost Bolete

Alkanna maleolens compared with Leccinum holopus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ghost Bolete
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Boletaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Leccinum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Leccinum holopus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ghost Bolete
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.

Ghost Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.