Bad-smelling Alkanet vs

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lactarius flavidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet
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) Russulales (ベニタケ目)
Family Boraginaceae Russulaceae
Genus Alkanna Lactarius
Species Alkanna maleolens Lactarius flavidus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet
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.

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Lactarius flavidus は、薄い黄色の傘と切断時に白から黄色の乳液が出るチチタケ属のキノコである。地中海および南ヨーロッパの森林でカシやマツ等と外生菌根共生関係を形成する。この菌類は樹木パートナーと土壌栄養分と光合成産物を交換する。

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