Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hammered Shield Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Parmelia sulcata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hammered Shield Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hammered Shield Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Parmelia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Parmelia sulcata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hammered Shield Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hammered Shield Lichen
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.

Hammered Shield Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.