Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cladonia cryptochlorophaea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup 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	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cladonia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cladonia cryptochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup 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.

Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, 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.