Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Mountain Cup

Alkanna maleolens compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Mountain Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Geopora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Mountain Cup
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.

Mountain Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.