Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ochre Cushion

Alkanna maleolens compared with Trichoderma pulvinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ochre Cushion
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hypocreaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Trichoderma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Trichoderma pulvinatum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ochre Cushion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ochre Cushion
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 Cushion

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.