Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spotted Blewit

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lepista panaeolus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Spotted Blewit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spotted Blewit
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Boraginaceae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Lepista
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lepista panaeolus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spotted Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spotted Blewit
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.

Spotted Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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.