finely villous cinquefoil vs tormentil

Potentilla villosula compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• finely villous cinquefoil is Not Evaluated while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	finely villous cinquefoil	tormentil
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 villosula	Potentilla erecta

Evolutionary Relationship

finely villous cinquefoil and tormentil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

finely villous cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	finely villous cinquefoil	tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

finely villous cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

tormentil

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