Erdbeerfingerkraut vs Kriechendes Fingerkraut

Potentilla sterilis compared with Potentilla reptans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erdbeerfingerkraut	Kriechendes Fingerkraut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Rosenartige)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla sterilis	Potentilla reptans

Evolutionary Relationship

Erdbeerfingerkraut and Kriechendes Fingerkraut share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

Erdbeerfingerkraut

LC — Least Concern

Kriechendes Fingerkraut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erdbeerfingerkraut	Kriechendes Fingerkraut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erdbeerfingerkraut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Kriechendes Fingerkraut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Erdbeerfingerkraut

The Barren strawberry (Potentilla sterilis) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden