| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Argentina micropetala (D.Don) Soják |
| Bibliography | Thaiszia 20: 95 (2010) |
| Native Range | sc. China to n. India and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-4300m |
| Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 4-6 pairs, oblong, 5-10mm long, incised-serrate, white tomentose, flowers 1-3, pedicellate, petals oblong-lanceolate, as long as calyx |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 | Piletophyllum micropetalum (D.Don) Soják Piletophyllum micropetalum ssp. byssitectum (Soják) Soják Potentilla albifolia Wall. ex Hook.f. Potentilla axilliflora Hook.f. Potentilla chrysantha var. micropetala (D.Don.) Heuff. Potentilla mairei H.Lév. Potentilla micropetala D.Don Potentilla micropetala var. byssitecta (Soják) Měsíček & Soják Potentilla micropetala var. gibbosa Cardot Potentilla thuringiaca f. micropetala (D.Don) D.Wolf Sibbaldia axilliflora (Hook.f.) Chatterjee Sibbaldia byssitecta Soják Sibbaldia micropetala (D.Don) Hand.-Mazz. Sibbaldia potentilloides Cambess. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, IND India, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |