Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Nitrous Bonnet

Alkanna maleolens compared with Mycena leptocephala

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Nitrous Bonnet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Nitrous Bonnet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Boraginaceae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Mycena
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Mycena leptocephala

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Nitrous Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Nitrous Bonnet
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.

Nitrous Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.