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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Rosaceae
Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb.
silver-weed
Argentina: Latin in reference to silvery white pubescence on the underside of leaf
anserina: pertaining to geese, growing on land perhaps grazed by geese
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | creeping, perennial, 2"-8" tall forb; stems long with small leaf clusters and flower stalks arising from the nodes |
| Flower: | yellow, 5-parted, 3/4" wide; solitary on thin, leafless stalks from nodes or the main body of the plant; blooms May-Sept. |
| Fruit: | dry, deeply grooved seeds as thick as wide |
| Leaf: | to 12" long, pinnately-divided, leaflets sharply toothed; silvery, especially below, from long hairs |
| Habitat: | sun; moist to wet; beaches; in sandy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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