Agrimony vs alpine cinquefoil

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Potentilla crantzii

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	alpine cinquefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agrimonia	Potentilla
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Potentilla crantzii

Evolutionary Relationship

Agrimony and alpine cinquefoil share a common ancestor at the Family level: Rosaceae. (Rose Family)

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	alpine cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrimony

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden