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Potentilla argentea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Potentilla
Species:	P. argentea
Binomial name
Potentilla argentea L.

Potentilla argentea, known as hoary cinquefoil, silver cinquefoil, silvery cinquefoil, or silver-leaf cinquefoil, is a perennial herb (or forb) in the family Rosaceae. Potentilla argentea is native to Europe, Asia Minor, and Siberia, and is introduced throughout temperate areas in North America and in New Zealand.

Description

The basal leaves are palmate, generally in groups of five, grey-green above and silvery-white and tomentose below. With multiple flowers per plant, the flowers bloom a few at a time from late Spring to mid-Summer. Flowers are about 1 to 1.5 cm wide, and are five-petaled, with the petals rounded, wedge-shaped, and separated, sulphur-yellow coloured, in leafy cymes. Its growth habit is upright or sprawling, to 0.5 m high.

Potentilla argentea thrives in sunny, disturbed, and well-drained areas at elevations from sea level to 2000 m.

• Upper (left) and lower (right) leaf surfaces

References

1. ^ Flora of North America, Vol. 9
2. "Plants Profile for Potentilla argentea (silver cinquefoil)". plants.usda.gov.
3. ^ "Potentilla argentea - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
4. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Potentilla argentea". www.itis.gov.
5. ^ "Potentilla argentea (Silver Cinquefoil): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
6. "Potentilla argentea | silvery cinquefoil/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk.

• Potentilla