arrow-poison-tree vs Canada Cinquefoil

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Potentilla canadensis

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Canada Cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Canada Cinquefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acokanthera	Potentilla
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Potentilla canadensis

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Canada Cinquefoil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Canada Cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Canada Cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-poison-tree

Habitat

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

Canada Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

arrow-poison-tree

The Arrow-poison-tree, Acokanthera schimperi, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Canada Cinquefoil

The Canada Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) is a species in the genus Potentilla. Distributed across Canada and United States.