Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Violet Domecap

Alkanna maleolens compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Violet Domecap
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	Calocybe
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Violet Domecap
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.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.