Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Imperial Webcap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cortinarius purpureus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Imperial Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Imperial Webcap
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	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cortinarius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cortinarius purpureus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Imperial Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Imperial Webcap
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.

Imperial Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.