Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Karnal bunt

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tilletia indica

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Karnal bunt is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Karnal bunt
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Tilletia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tilletia indica

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Karnal bunt

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Karnal bunt
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.

Karnal bunt

Habitat

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

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.