Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Ribbed Bell

Alkanna maleolens compared with Galerina clavata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Ribbed Bell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ribbed Bell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Boraginaceae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Galerina
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Galerina clavata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Ribbed Bell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Ribbed Bell
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.

Ribbed Bell

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.