Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spring Fieldcap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Agrocybe praecox

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Spring Fieldcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spring Fieldcap
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	Strophariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Agrocybe
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Agrocybe praecox

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spring Fieldcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spring Fieldcap
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.

Spring Fieldcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.