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Argentina (plant)
Encyclopedia
Argentina is a genus
of plant
s in the rose
family
(Rosaceae
). The circumscription is not yet fully settled; it includes at least three species long classified in Potentilla
sect. Leptostylae. A further 23-25 or more species also traditionally included in Potentilla sect. Leptostylae are however yet to be formally transferred to Argentina.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
s in the rose
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae are a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including about 2830 species in 95 genera. The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. Among the largest genera are Alchemilla , Sorbus , Crataegus , Cotoneaster , and Rubus...
). The circumscription is not yet fully settled; it includes at least three species long classified in Potentilla
Potentilla
Potentilla is the genus of typical cinquefoils, containing about 500 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbs in the rose family Rosaceae. They are generally Holarctic in distribution, though some may even be found in montane biomes of the New Guinea Highlands...
sect. Leptostylae. A further 23-25 or more species also traditionally included in Potentilla sect. Leptostylae are however yet to be formally transferred to Argentina.
Selected species
- Argentina anserina – Common Silverweed
- Argentina anserinoides – New Zealand Silverweed (= Potentilla anserinoides)
- Argentina egedii – Eged's SilverweedEged's SilverweedArgentina egedii, known as Eged's Silverweed, is a flowering perennial plant in the rose family Rosaceae. It is a salt-tolerant plant native to arctic and cool temperate coasts of the Northern Hemisphere, most commonly growing in salt marshes...
- Argentina pacifica – Pacific SilverweedPacific SilverweedThe Pacific Silverweed, Argentina pacifica, is a low-growing perennial with pinnately compound green leaves with silvery undersides. The yellow, saucer-shaped flowers appear late spring through summer. Pacific Silverweed spreads very quickly and makes a lovely groundcover in moist areas...
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.