Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Willow Tarspot

Alkanna maleolens compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Alkanna	Rhytisma
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Willow Tarspot
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 Tarspot

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.