prostrate cinquefoil vs trailing tormentil

Potentilla supina compared with Potentilla anglica

Key Differences

• prostrate cinquefoil is Endangered while trailing tormentil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	prostrate cinquefoil	trailing tormentil
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order same	Rosales (ورديات)	Rosales (ورديات)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla supina	Potentilla anglica

Evolutionary Relationship

prostrate cinquefoil and trailing tormentil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

prostrate cinquefoil

EN — Endangered

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	prostrate cinquefoil	trailing tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

prostrate cinquefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (12 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

trailing tormentil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden