Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Old Gray Ruffles

Alkanna maleolens compared with Parmotrema tinctorum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Old Gray Ruffles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Old Gray Ruffles
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Parmotrema
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Parmotrema tinctorum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Old Gray Ruffles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Old Gray Ruffles
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.

Old Gray Ruffles

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, 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.