Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tar spot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tar spot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Alkanna	Phyllachora
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tar spot
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.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.