Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lousewort Rust

Alkanna maleolens compared with Puccinia clintonii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lousewort Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lousewort 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	Puccinia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Puccinia clintonii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lousewort Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lousewort 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.

Lousewort Rust

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.