Argythamnia

silverbushes
Argythamnia serrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Chrozophoreae
Subtribe:	Ditaxinae
Genus:	Argythamnia P.Br.
Synonyms
Argithamnia Sw. spelling variation Argothamnia Spreng. spelling variation Argyrothamnia Müll.Arg. spelling variation Argytamnia Duchesne spelling variation Odotalon Raf.

Argythamnia is a genus of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1756. They are known commonly as silverbushes.

As with many other genera, there have been many changes in classification the past several years. The following list includes species accepted as members of Argythamnia as of September 2014. The species are native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, Colombia, and Texas.

Moved to other genera (Caperonia Chiropetalum Croton Ditaxis Philyra Speranskia)

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