Blutaparon vermiculare

Blutaparon vermiculare, with common names silverhead,[2] silverweed, saltweed, and samphire, is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Central America and the southeastern United States.[1] It is an edible[3]

Blutaparon vermiculare
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Blutaparon
Species:
B. vermiculare
Binomial name
Blutaparon vermiculare
(L.) Mears
Synonyms[1]
  • Gomphrena vermicularis L.
  • Philoxerus vermicularis (L.) R Brown ex Smith

References
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  1. "Flora of North America".
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Blutaparon vermiculare". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. Florida Ethnobotany by Daniel F. Austin, p 145 https://books.google.com/books/about/Florida_Ethnobotany.html?id=7qgPCEiI4WMC


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