Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rose Rust

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phragmidium mucronatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rose 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 mucronatum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rose 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.

Rose Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.