Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sweet Greyling

Alkanna maleolens compared with Tephrocybe osmophora

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sweet Greyling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sweet Greyling
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	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Tephrocybe
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Tephrocybe osmophora

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweet Greyling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sweet Greyling
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.

Sweet Greyling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.