Hooker's cinquefoil vs Gemeiner Tormentill

Potentilla hookeriana compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• Hooker's cinquefoil is Not Evaluated while Gemeiner Tormentill is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooker's cinquefoil	Gemeiner Tormentill
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 hookeriana	Potentilla erecta

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooker's cinquefoil and Gemeiner Tormentill share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

Hooker's cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Gemeiner Tormentill

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooker's cinquefoil	Gemeiner Tormentill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooker's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Gemeiner Tormentill

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway