Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rusty Alpine Psora

Alkanna maleolens compared with Psora rubiformis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Rusty Alpine Psora is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rusty Alpine Psora
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Psoraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Psora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Psora rubiformis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Alpine Psora

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rusty Alpine Psora
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.

Rusty Alpine Psora

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.