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Argentina (plant)

Argentina (silverweeds) is a genus of plants in the rose family (Rosaceae) which is accepted by some authors, as containing 64 species, but classified in Potentilla sect. Leptostylae by others.

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Argentina
Argentina anserina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Rosoideae
Tribe: Potentilleae
Subtribe: Potentillinae
Genus: Argentina
Hill
Species

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Synonyms
  • Piletophyllum (Soják) Soják

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 Potentilla23 sect. Leptostylae by others.

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References

  1. Jiří Soják (2010). "Argentina Hill, a genus distinct from Potentilla (Rosaceae)" (PDF). Thaiszia. 20: 91–97.
  2. "Tropicos.org". Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. "The Plant List". Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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