Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Smooth Clad Lichen

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cladonia gracilis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Smooth Clad Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Smooth Clad Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cladonia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cladonia gracilis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth Clad Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Smooth Clad Lichen
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.

Smooth Clad Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.