Bad-smelling Alkanet vs White Pine Blister Rust

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cronartium ribicola

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while White Pine Blister Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White Pine Blister Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Cronartium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cronartium ribicola

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

White Pine Blister Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White Pine Blister Rust
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.

White Pine Blister Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Mexico, 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.