Potentilla argentea
Common name
hoary cinquefoil
Family
Rosaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
POTARG
Conservation status
Not applicable
Similar taxa
The only Potentilla with leaves that have a silver underside; Leaves alternate. Leaves are palmately compound. Leaflets are distinctly toothed and are silvery on the underside. Flowers are small and yellow.
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1935
Origin
Europe, Asia
Etymology
potentilla: Rather powerful (supposed medical effects)
argentea: Silvery