Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sidewalk Firedot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Xanthocarpia feracissima

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sidewalk Firedot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sidewalk Firedot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Xanthocarpia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Xanthocarpia feracissima

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sidewalk Firedot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sidewalk Firedot
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.

Sidewalk Firedot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.