Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Raspberry Rust

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phragmidium rubi-idaei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Raspberry 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	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Phragmidium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phragmidium rubi-idaei

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Raspberry Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Raspberry 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.

Raspberry Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and 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.