"Potentilla erecta" is almost ubiquitous in the British Isles, recorded in almost all 10 km squares except close to the Wash and is listed as a species of least concern It is very common in grasslands, heaths, moors and mountains, bogs including roadsides and pastures, mostly on acidic soils but avoiding chalk It is a component of British National Vegetation Classification community M25 ("Molinia caerulea"–"Potentilla erecta" mire).