Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Spring King

Alkanna maleolens compared with Boletus rex-veris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spring King
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Boletaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Boletus
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Boletus rex-veris

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Spring King

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Spring King
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 King

Habitat

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

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.