beautiful cinquefoil vs European cinquefoil

Potentilla pulcherrima compared with Potentilla thuringiaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beautiful cinquefoil	European 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 pulcherrima	Potentilla thuringiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

beautiful cinquefoil and European cinquefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

beautiful cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

European cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beautiful cinquefoil	European cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beautiful cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.

European cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

beautiful cinquefoil

The Beautiful cinquefoil (Potentilla pulcherrima) is a species in the genus Potentilla. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Potentilla pulcherrima.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇸🇪 Sweden