Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ochre Bracket

Alkanna maleolens compared with Trametes ochracea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ochre Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ochre Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Trametes
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Trametes ochracea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ochre Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ochre Bracket
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.

Ochre Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.