Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Juniper Split

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lophodermium juniperinum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Juniper Split is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Juniper Split
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lophodermium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lophodermium juniperinum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Juniper Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Juniper Split
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.

Juniper Split

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.