Kalmar "Genus Potentilla" tana nufin rukunin tsire-tsire na furanni na dangin Rosaceae. Kalmar “genus” a ilmin halitta tana nufin matsayi na harajin da ake amfani da shi don rarraba kwayoyin halitta masu kusanci da juna. Potentilla wani nau'in tsire-tsire ne wanda ya haɗa da fiye da nau'in ganye 300, shrubs, da ƙananan bishiyoyi waɗanda ake samuwa a cikin yankuna masu zafi a ko'ina cikin duniya. Waɗannan tsire-tsire suna da furanni masu furanni biyar da ganyen fili, waɗanda galibi suna da leaflets uku zuwa bakwai. Ana amfani da wasu nau'in Potentilla a cikin maganin gargajiya don maganin su, yayin da wasu kuma ana shuka su azaman tsire-tsire na ado.