Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tall Webcap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cortinarius elatior

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tall Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tall Webcap
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	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cortinarius
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cortinarius elatior

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tall Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tall Webcap
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.

Tall Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.