Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Rye Ergot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Claviceps
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Rye Ergot
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.

Rye Ergot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.