Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Polychrome Dot Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Bacidia polychroa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Polychrome Dot Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Polychrome Dot Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Ramalinaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Bacidia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Bacidia polychroa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Polychrome Dot Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Polychrome Dot 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.

Polychrome Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.