Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Olive Wax Cap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Hygrophorus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Olive Wax Cap
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 Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.