Argentina (silverweeds) is a genus of plants in the rose family (Rosaceae) which is accepted by some authors, as containing 71 species, but classified in Potentilla sect. Leptostylae by others.

The genus is native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and also in subtropical and tropical southern Asia to New Guinea, and with an outlying species in New Zealand.

Selected species

• Argentina anserina Common silverweed (syn. Potentilla anserina, Argentina egedii)

• Argentina anserinoides New Zealand silverweed (syn. Potentilla anserinoides)

• Argentina pacifica Pacific silverweed

References

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.

• Edibility of Silverweed: Visual identification and edible parts of Silverweed.