alpine cinquefoil vs chainfruit

Potentilla crantzii compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Potentilla	Alyxia
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	chainfruit
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.

chainfruit

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.

chainfruit

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