alpine cinquefoil vs beach alectryon

Potentilla crantzii compared with Alectryon coriaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	beach alectryon
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Potentilla	Alectryon
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Alectryon coriaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine cinquefoil and beach alectryon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	beach alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

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

beach alectryon

Habitat

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.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.