alpine cinquefoil vs beautiful cinquefoil

Potentilla crantzii compared with Potentilla pulcherrima

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while beautiful cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	beautiful cinquefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 crantzii	Potentilla pulcherrima

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine cinquefoil and beautiful cinquefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

beautiful cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	beautiful cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

beautiful cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) 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. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

beautiful cinquefoil

The Beautiful cinquefoil (Potentilla pulcherrima) is a species in the genus Potentilla. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Potentilla pulcherrima.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇸🇪 Sweden