red-stemmed cinquefoil vs tormentil

Potentilla rubricaulis compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• red-stemmed cinquefoil is Not Evaluated while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	red-stemmed cinquefoil	tormentil
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order same	Rosales (장미목)	Rosales (장미목)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla rubricaulis	Potentilla erecta

Evolutionary Relationship

red-stemmed cinquefoil and tormentil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

red-stemmed cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	red-stemmed cinquefoil	tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

red-stemmed cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway