Argentina (plant)
Appearance
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Argentina | |
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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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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.
Selected species
[edit]- Argentina anserina – Common silverweed
- Argentina anserinoides – New Zealand silverweed (= Potentilla anserinoides)
- Argentina egedei – Eged's silverweed
- Argentina pacifica – Pacific silverweed
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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.