Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Smooth Rock Tripe

Alkanna maleolens compared with Umbilicaria mammulata

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Smooth Rock Tripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Smooth Rock Tripe
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Umbilicaria
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Umbilicaria mammulata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Smooth Rock Tripe
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 Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.