Argythamnia

Silverbushes
Argythamnia serrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Chrozophoreae
Subtribe: Ditaxinae
Genus: Argythamnia
P.Browne
Synonyms
  • Argithamnia Sw. spelling variation
  • Argothamnia Spreng. spelling variation
  • Argyrothamnia Müll.Arg. spelling variation
  • Argytamnia Duchesne spelling variation
  • Aphora Nutt.
  • Ditaxis Vahl ex A.Juss.
  • Odotalon Raf.
  • Paxia Herter
  • Paxiuscula Herter
  • Serophyton Benth.
  • Stenonia Didr.

Argythamnia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Euphorbiaceae. They are known commonly as silverbushes. The genus includes 66 species native to the Americas, ranging from the southwestern and south-central United States through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to southern Argentina.

The genus was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.

Species

66 species are accepted as of May 2026. There have been many changes in classification the past several years.

formerly placed here

Moved to other genera (Caperonia, Chiropetalum, Croton, Philyra, and Speranskia)