Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Larch Disco

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lachnellula occidentalis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Larch Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Larch Disco
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lachnaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lachnellula
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lachnellula occidentalis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Larch Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Larch Disco
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.

Larch Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Slovenia, 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.