Argentina anserina Silverweed

Potentilla anserina - scientific synonym

Ohio Native Plant Natural Range

Visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website to view the natural range Silverweed. Considered Threatened in the states of: Pennsylvinna, Indiana and Iowasite.

( CC)BY AJ Wacaser - Silverweed - inaturalist.org
It looks like a fern but it isn't!
Cultivation Information Argentina anserina


Height - 6 inches - lays flat like strawberry plants, Flower Color - YellowBlooms - June - AugustSun - Part sun to filtered shadeSoil - Moist to dryPH - 7.0 Family - Rose (Rosaceae)
Erosion - Useful in erosion control
Groundcover - Our silverweed is filling in nicely in between the rock path which weaves under the Honey Locus tree. It is easy to remove if it wanders a bit too far for your taste.
CC BY-SA - Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA

Wildlife Significance Silverweed


Pollen Source - Bumblebees, cuckoo bees, Andrenid bees and Syrphid flies
Nectar Source - Butterflies
Deer - May nibble on Silverweed but no worries if you have American Bison roaming around in your garden as they aren't enticed by Silverweed!

Propagation Notes - Silverweed
Spreads - Nice groundcover, spread by runners (stolons) like strawberries. Mammals consume, digest and spread seed.Division - Easy to divide
Plant Provenance Argentina anserina
Holden Arboretum Kirtland, Ohio, mother plant from a native plant propagation class 2010.