| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Potentilla argyrophylla Wall. ex Lehm. |
| Bibliography | Nov. Stirp. Pug. 3: 36 (1831) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to Tibet and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3700-4500m |
| Description | leaves ternate, leaflets sessile, obovate, 15-20mm long, serrate-incised, silvery hirsute, flowers 2-3, ca. 2cm across, petals obcordate, distinctly incised |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
| Synonyms | Potentilla argyrophylla var. genuina Hook.f. Potentilla argyrophylla var. insignis (Royle ex Lindl.) Lehm. Potentilla atrosanguinea var. argyrophylla (Wall. ex Lehm.) Grierson & D.G.Long Potentilla candolleana Royle Potentilla cardinalis Zimmeter Potentilla cautleyana Royle Potentilla cinerea var. vestita (Jord.) St.-Lag. Potentilla drusiana de Vriese Potentilla ignescens Steud. Potentilla insignis Royle ex Lindl. Potentilla jacquemontiana Cambess. Potentilla nivea var. himalaica Kitam. Potentilla vestita Klotzsch |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |