Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Willow Barkspot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Diatrype bullata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Willow Barkspot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Diatrype
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Diatrype bullata

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Willow Barkspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Willow Barkspot
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.

Willow Barkspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.