Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Indigo Milk Cap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Indigo Milk Cap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Russulaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lactarius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Indigo Milk Cap
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.

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.