Silverweed                                         
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Silverweed
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 28th May 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 105 mm macro lens. Fact File

Silverweed.
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AKA: 		Potentilla anserina.
Rosales.
Rosaceae.
 Perennial.
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 Likes grassy places, roadsides.
May - August
5 - 25 cm high
The underside of the leaves of this plant are silver in colour - hence the name. Until the introduction of the potato in the 1500s Silverweed was a crop plant whose turnip-like roots were part of peasants' staple diet. This has led to the folk-names "bread and butter", "bread and cheese" and "seventh bread". It has even been used as a herbal remedy for ailments such as mouth ulcers and sore throats.