arctic cinquefoil vs False Strawberry

Potentilla hyparctica compared with Potentilla indica

Key Differences

• arctic cinquefoil is Vulnerable while False Strawberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic cinquefoil	False Strawberry
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 hyparctica	Potentilla indica

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic cinquefoil and False Strawberry share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

arctic cinquefoil

VU — Vulnerable

False Strawberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic cinquefoil	False Strawberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

False Strawberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Malaysia, Timor-Leste), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

arctic cinquefoil

The Arctic cinquefoil (Potentilla hyparctica) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden