Canada Cinquefoil vs trailing tormentil

Potentilla canadensis compared with Potentilla anglica

Key Differences

• Canada Cinquefoil is Not Evaluated while trailing tormentil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada Cinquefoil	trailing tormentil
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 canadensis	Potentilla anglica

Evolutionary Relationship

Canada Cinquefoil and trailing tormentil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

Canada Cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada Cinquefoil	trailing tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

trailing tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Canada Cinquefoil

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States