Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Hoary Rosette Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Physcia aipolia

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Hoary Rosette Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hoary Rosette Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Physciaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Physcia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Physcia aipolia

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Hoary Rosette Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Hoary Rosette 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.

Hoary Rosette Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, 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.