Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Grey Mould

Alkanna maleolens compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Botrytis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Grey Mould
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.

Grey Mould

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.