Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cladonia dimorphoclada

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cladonia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cladonia dimorphoclada

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
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.

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.