Silverweed (Potentilla anserina) - Detail

General
Species Profile

Species Detail - Silverweed (Potentilla anserina) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Water Framework Directive Lake Macrophyte Status Survey Data 2007 to 2019".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

Live Map

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Scientific Name Potentilla anserina

Common Name Silverweed

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0021060392 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Potentilla anserina L.

Designations N/A

Abbreviation poans

Authority L. (1753)

Group Flowering plant

Rank Species

Number Of Records 135

Number Of 10Km Squares 49

Number Of 50Km Squares 22

Oldest Record 04/07/2007

Newest Record 23/07/2019

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 1 January (recorded in 1970)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 5 December (recorded in 2007)

Species Profiles

Citation Environmental Protection Agency, Water Framework Directive Lake Macrophyte Status Survey Data 2007 to 2019, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Silverweed (Potentilla anserina), accessed 15 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/365/Species/292920

Species Detail - Silverweed (Potentilla anserina) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Water Framework Directive Lake Macrophyte Status Survey Data 2007 to 2019".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)