Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Half-Free Morel

Alkanna maleolens compared with Morchella punctipes

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Half-Free Morel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Half-Free Morel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Morchellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Morchella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Morchella punctipes

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Half-Free Morel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Half-Free Morel
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.

Half-Free Morel

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.