arctic cinquefoil vs one-flowered cinquefoil

Potentilla hyparctica compared with Potentilla uniflora

Key Differences

• arctic cinquefoil is Vulnerable while one-flowered cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic cinquefoil	one-flowered 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 same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla hyparctica	Potentilla uniflora

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic cinquefoil and one-flowered cinquefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

arctic cinquefoil

VU — Vulnerable

one-flowered cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic cinquefoil	one-flowered cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

one-flowered cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

arctic cinquefoil

The Arctic cinquefoil (Potentilla hyparctica) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway