Potentilla argentea is native to Europe, Asia Minor, and Siberia,[3] and is introduced throughout temperate areas in North America and in New Zealand.

[1] The basal leaves are palmate, generally in groups of five, grey-green above and silvery-white and tomentose below.

Flowers are about 1 to 1.5 cm wide, and are five-petaled, with the petals rounded, wedge-shaped, and separated, sulphur-yellow coloured, in leafy cymes.

Its growth habit is upright or sprawling, to 0.5 m high.

[1][3][5][6] Potentilla argentea thrives in sunny, disturbed, and well-drained areas at elevations from sea level to 2000 m.[1][5]