alpine cinquefoil vs Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Potentilla crantzii compared with Acacia phlebophylla

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Buffalo Sallow-wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Fabaceae
Genus	Potentilla	Acacia
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Acacia phlebophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine cinquefoil and Buffalo Sallow-wattle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Buffalo Sallow-wattle
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.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

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.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

The Buffalo Sallow-Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.