Palmleaf cinquefoil vs trailing tormentil

Potentilla collina compared with Potentilla anglica

Key Differences

• Palmleaf cinquefoil is Extinct while trailing tormentil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palmleaf 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 collina	Potentilla anglica

Evolutionary Relationship

Palmleaf cinquefoil and trailing tormentil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

Palmleaf cinquefoil

EX — Extinct

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palmleaf cinquefoil	trailing tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palmleaf cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, 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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States