Potentilla argentea L.
Silver-leaved cinquefoil, silver cinquefoil
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6/23/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) 
5/24/2010 · Eastern Promenade, Portland, Maine · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) 
5/24/2010 · Eastern Promenade, Portland, Maine · ≈ 17 × 11″ (42 × 28 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Rosaceae | Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others |
| Genus | Potentilla | Latin for “powerful,” for the medicinal qualities of some species |
| Species | argentea | Silvery |
Potentilla argentea description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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