Bad-smelling Alkanet vs

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phormidium diguetii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Boraginaceae	Oscillatoriaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Phormidium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phormidium diguetii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Phormidium diguetii is a filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Phormidiaceae, described from warm or arid environments. Like other Phormidium species, it forms gliding trichomes in mats on soil and rock surfaces. Its conservation status is not evaluated.