Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Heath Waxcap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Gliophorus laetus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Heath Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Heath Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Gliophorus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Gliophorus laetus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Heath Waxcap
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.

Heath Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.