Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Loose Starweb

Alkanna maleolens compared with Asterostroma laxum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Loose Starweb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Asterostroma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Loose Starweb
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.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.