Species

Potentilla argentea

Etymology

Potentilla: rather powerful (supposed medical effects)
argentea: silvery

Common Name(s)

hoary cinquefoil

Family

Rosaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

POTARG

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.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Similar Taxa

The only Potential 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

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010