Argentina (plant)
Argentina (silverweeds) is a genus of plants in the rose family (Rosaceae) which is accepted by some authors,[1] as containing 64 species, but classified in Potentilla[2][3] sect. Leptostylae by others.
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| Argentina anserina | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Rosales | 
| Family: | Rosaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Rosoideae | 
| Tribe: | Potentilleae | 
| Subtribe: | Potentillinae | 
| Genus: | Argentina Hill  | 
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Selected species
    
- Argentina anserina – Common silverweed
 - Argentina anserinoides – New Zealand silverweed (= Potentilla anserinoides)
 - Argentina egedei – Eged's silverweed
 - Argentina pacifica – Pacific silverweed
 
References
    
- Jiří Soják (2010). "Argentina Hill, a genus distinct from Potentilla (Rosaceae)" (PDF). Thaiszia. 20: 91–97.
 - "Tropicos.org". Retrieved 3 February 2015.
 - "The Plant List". Retrieved 3 February 2015.
 
External links
    
- Ikeda, H. and Ohba, H. (1999). A systematic revision of Potentilla l. Section Leptostylae (Rosaceae) in the Himalaya and adjacent regions. University of Tokyo, University Museum Bulletin 39 (3). Available online.
 - "Potentilla sect. Leptostylae (Th. Wolf) T. T. Yü & C. L. Li". Flora of China.
 - Edibility of Silverweed: Visual identification and edible parts of Silverweed.
 
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