Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Poplar Rust

Alkanna maleolens compared with Melampsora medusae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Poplar Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Melampsora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Melampsora medusae

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Poplar Rust
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.

Poplar Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.