Gomphrena vermicularis

Gomphrena vermicularis
Scientific 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 brevifoliumRaf. (1838), nom. illeg. Blutaparon repensRaf. (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 maritimaSalzm. ex Moq. (1849) Cruzeta crassifolia(Kunth) M.Gómez (1896) Cruzeta vermicularis(L.) M.Gómez (1896) Gomphrena aggregataWilld. (1809) Gomphrena albifloraMoq. (1849) Gomphrena crassifolia(Kunth) Spreng. (1824) Illecebrum vermiculatum(L.) L. (1762) Iresine aggregata(Willd.) Moq. (1849) Iresine crassifoliaMoq. (1849) Iresine surinamensisMoq. (1849) Iresine vermicularis(L.) Moq. (1849) Iresine vermicularis var. aggregata(Willd.) Seub. (1875) Iresine vermicularis var. longispicataMoq. (1849) Iresine vermicularis var. microcephalaMoq. (1849) Lithophila vermicularis(L.) Uline (1900) Philoxerus aggregatus(Willd.) Kunth (1818) Philoxerus crassifoliusKunth (1818) Philoxerus litoralisSuess. (1935) Philoxerus surinamensisMiq. ex Moq. (1849), not validly publ. Philoxerus vermicularis(L.) Sm. (1814) Philoxerus vermicularis var. aggregatus(Willd.) Ridl. (1890) Philoxerus vermicularis var. microcephalusA.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

1. 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.