Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Olive Scribble Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Opegrapha vulgata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Olive Scribble Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Olive Scribble Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Graphidaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Opegrapha
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Opegrapha vulgata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Olive Scribble Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Olive Scribble Lichen
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.

Olive Scribble Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.