potentille arctique vs potentille rampante

Potentilla hyparctica compared with Potentilla reptans

Key Differences

• potentille arctique is Vulnerable while potentille rampante is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	potentille arctique	potentille rampante
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 hyparctica	Potentilla reptans

Evolutionary Relationship

potentille arctique and potentille rampante share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

potentille arctique

VU — Vulnerable

potentille rampante

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	potentille arctique	potentille rampante
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

potentille arctique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

potentille rampante

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).

potentille arctique

The Arctic cinquefoil (Potentilla hyparctica) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden