Bad-smelling Alkanet vs White Saddle

Alkanna maleolens compared with Helvella crispa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Helvella
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Helvella crispa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

White Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	White Saddle
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 Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and 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.