Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Alkanna maleolens compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Boraginaceae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Melanotaenium
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.