Potentilla argentea, known as hoary cinquefoil,[1] silver cinquefoil,[2] silvery cinquefoil,[3] or silver-leaf cinquefoil,[4] is a perennial herb (or forb) in the family Rosaceae. Potentilla argentea is native to Europe, Asia Minor, and Siberia,[3] and is introduced throughout temperate areas in North America and in New Zealand.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Potentilla |
| Species: | P. argentea
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| Potentilla argentea L.
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Description
editThe 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.[1][3][5][6]
Potentilla argentea thrives in sunny, disturbed, and well-drained areas at elevations from sea level to 2000 m.[1][5]
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Upper (left) and lower (right) leaf surfaces
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Flora of North America, Vol. 9
- ^ "Plants Profile for Potentilla argentea (silver cinquefoil)". plants.usda.gov.
- ^ a b c "Potentilla argentea - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Potentilla argentea". www.itis.gov.
- ^ a b "Potentilla argentea (Silver Cinquefoil): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
- ^ "Potentilla argentea | silvery cinquefoil/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk.