Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

Alkanna maleolens compared with Uromyces ari-triphylli

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Uromyces
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Uromyces ari-triphylli

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust
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.

Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.