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Gomphrena vermicularis

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Gomphrena vermicularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Gomphrena
Species:
G. vermicularis
Binomial name
Gomphrena vermicularis
L. (1753)
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Achyranthes vermicularis (L.) Eaton (1829)
  • Blutaparon brevifolium Raf. (1838), nom. illeg.
  • Blutaparon repens Raf. (1838), nom. illeg.
  • Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears (1982)
  • Blutaparon vermiculare var. aggregatum (Willd.) Mears (1982)
  • Blutaparon vermiculare var. longispicatum (Moq.) Mears (1982)
  • Caraxeron vermicularis (L.) Raf. (1837)
  • Celosia maritima Salzm. ex Moq. (1849)
  • Cruzeta crassifolia (Kunth) M.Gómez (1896)
  • Cruzeta vermicularis (L.) M.Gómez (1896)
  • Gomphrena aggregata Willd. (1809)
  • Gomphrena albiflora Moq. (1849)
  • Gomphrena crassifolia (Kunth) Spreng. (1824)
  • Illecebrum vermiculatum (L.) L. (1762)
  • Iresine aggregata (Willd.) Moq. (1849)
  • Iresine crassifolia Moq. (1849)
  • Iresine surinamensis Moq. (1849)
  • Iresine vermicularis (L.) Moq. (1849)
  • Iresine vermicularis var. aggregata (Willd.) Seub. (1875)
  • Iresine vermicularis var. longispicata Moq. (1849)
  • Iresine vermicularis var. microcephala Moq. (1849)
  • Lithophila vermicularis (L.) Uline (1900)
  • Philoxerus aggregatus (Willd.) Kunth (1818)
  • Philoxerus crassifolius Kunth (1818)
  • Philoxerus litoralis Suess. (1935)
  • Philoxerus surinamensis Miq. ex Moq. (1849), not validly publ.
  • Philoxerus vermicularis (L.) Sm. (1814)
  • Philoxerus vermicularis var. aggregatus (Willd.) Ridl. (1890)
  • Philoxerus vermicularis var. microcephalus A.St.-Hil. (1833)
  • Xeraea albiflora (Moq.) Kuntze (1891)

Gomphrena vermicularis, with common names silverhead,[2] silverweed, saltweed, and samphire, is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to the Americas from the southeastern United States to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, and Brazil, and to western and central tropical Africa from Mauritania to Angola.[1] It has edible stems and leaves.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gomphrena vermicularis L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Blutaparon vermiculare". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ^ Austin, Daniel F. (2004-11-29). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-0-203-49188-1. Retrieved 20 September 2023 – via Google Books.