alpine cinquefoil vs Erect Cinquefoil

Potentilla crantzii compared with Potentilla recta

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Erect Cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Erect 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 crantzii	Potentilla recta

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine cinquefoil and Erect Cinquefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Erect Cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Erect Cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Erect Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) 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. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden