Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Plum Mildew

Alkanna maleolens compared with Podosphaera tridactyla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Plum Mildew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Erysiphaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Podosphaera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Podosphaera tridactyla

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Plum Mildew

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Plum Mildew
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.

Plum Mildew

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.