potentille stérile vs Mountain Cinquefoil

Potentilla sterilis compared with Potentilla montana

Key Differences

• potentille stérile is Least Concern while Mountain Cinquefoil is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	potentille stérile	Mountain Cinquefoil
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 sterilis	Potentilla montana

Evolutionary Relationship

potentille stérile and Mountain Cinquefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

potentille stérile

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cinquefoil

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	potentille stérile	Mountain Cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

potentille stérile

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mountain Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

potentille stérile

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal