spring cinquefoil vs trailing tormentil

Potentilla verna compared with Potentilla anglica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	spring 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 verna	Potentilla anglica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

spring cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

spring cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden