barren strawberry vs red-stemmed cinquefoil

Potentilla sterilis compared with Potentilla rubricaulis

Key Differences

• barren strawberry is Least Concern while red-stemmed cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barren strawberry	red-stemmed 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 sterilis	Potentilla rubricaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

barren strawberry and red-stemmed cinquefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

barren strawberry

LC — Least Concern

red-stemmed cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barren strawberry	red-stemmed cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barren strawberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

red-stemmed cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, and Norway.

barren strawberry

The Barren strawberry (Potentilla sterilis) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway