Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Phoma blight

Alkanna maleolens compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Epicoccum
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Phoma blight
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.

Phoma blight

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.