Blutaparon vermiculare

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Blutaparon vermiculare
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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.)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gomphrena vermicularis L.
  • Philoxerus vermicularis (L.) R Brown ex Smith

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<ref>Florida Ethnobotany by Daniel F. Austin, p 145 https://books.google.com/books/about/Florida_Ethnobotany.html?id=7qgPCEiI4WMC

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Flora of North America".
  2. ^ "Blutaparon vermiculare". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 4 February 2016.


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