Bad-smelling Alkanet vs

Alkanna maleolens compared with Trapeliopsis pseudogranulosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family Boraginaceae Trapeliaceae
Genus Alkanna Trapeliopsis
Species Alkanna maleolens Trapeliopsis pseudogranulosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Trapeliopsis pseudogranulosa is a crustose lichen with a granular, pale grey-green thallus forming patches on acidic soil and peat in open habitats. It inhabits heathlands, disturbed acidic soils, and sandy bare ground in temperate and boreal European environments. This lichen contributes to biological soil crusts in open, acidic terrestrial habitats.

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