Are Potentilla Anserina and Rose Hip in the same botanical family?

Yes — both belong to Rosaceae.

Can you substitute Potentilla Anserina for Rose Hip?

They share the Rosaceae family, so they can sometimes substitute in recipes — with notable differences in aroma.

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Potentilla Anserina vs Rose Hip

Potentilla anserina · Rosa canina

Potentilla Anserina

Potentilla anserina

T Traditional Use

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Potentilla
Primary use: medicinal

Argentina anserina is a perennial flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is known by the common names silverweed, common silverweed or silver cinquefoil. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, often on river shores and in grassy habitats such as mead…

Rose Hip

Rosa canina

T Traditional Use

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa sect. Caninae
Primary use: medicinal

Rosa canina, the dog rose, is a variable climbing, wild rose species native to Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia.

At a glance

· Both in Rosaceae, but different genera (Potentilla vs Rosa sect. Caninae).
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Potentilla Anserina: T; Rose Hip: T.