Argentina (plant)
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| Argentina | |
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| Argentina anserina | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rosoideae |
| Genus: | Argentina Hill |
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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
- Argentina anserina – Common silverweed
- Argentina anserinoides – New Zealand silverweed (= Potentilla anserinoides)
- Argentina egedei – Eged's silverweed
- Argentina pacifica – Pacific silverweed
References
- 1 2 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Potentilla. |
- 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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