Family Code: ROSACE Genus Code: ARGEN Genus CN: silverweed Genus Authority: Hill Genus Summary: A genus of ca. 64 species, herbs, primarily Asian, but extending into Europe. Best separated from Potentilla, based on morphological and molecular grounds, based on the work of Dobeš & Paule (2010), Soják (2010), and Feng et al. (2015). Genus References: Ertter, Elven, Reveal, & Murray in FNA (2014); Dobeš & Paule (2010); Soják (2010); Robertson (1974)=Z; Eriksson, Donoghue, & Hibbs (1998); Eriksson et al. (2003); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1