Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Nut Disco

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hymenoscyphus fructigenus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Nut 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	Helotiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hymenoscyphus fructigenus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Nut Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Nut 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.

Nut Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and 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.