Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tree Jelly

Alkanna maleolens compared with Collema subflaccidum

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Tree Jelly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tree Jelly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Collemataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Collema
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Collema subflaccidum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tree Jelly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Tree Jelly
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.

Tree Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.