| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Argentina microphylla (D.Don) Soják |
| Bibliography | Thaiszia 20: 95 (2010) |
| Native Range | Tibet to Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3400-5200m |
| Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-16 pairs, opposite, sessile, elliptic, 5mm, pinnatilobate to pinnatipartite, abaxially sericeous, flowers solitary, 15-20mm across, petals obovate |
| Size | 2-3cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| 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 microphylla D.Don Potentilla microphylla var. caespitosa T.T.Yu & C.L.Li Potentilla microphylla var. depressa Wall. ex Lehm. Potentilla microphylla var. glabriuscula Wall. ex Lehm. Potentilla microphylla var. multijuga T.T.Yu & C.L.Li Potentilla microphylla var. pusilla W.W.Sm. Potentilla tapetodes var. decidua Soják Sibbaldia pusilla (W.W.Sm.) Dikshit & Panigrahi |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |
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