Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Blushing Bracket

Alkanna maleolens compared with Daedaleopsis confragosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Blushing Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blushing Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alkanna	Daedaleopsis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Daedaleopsis confragosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Blushing Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Blushing Bracket
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.

Blushing Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

Blushing Bracket

The Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa) is a species in the genus Daedaleopsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.