Gomphrena vermicularis

Gomphrena vermicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Blutaparon
Species:	B. vermiculare
Binomial name
	Blutaparon vermiculare; (L.) Mears
Synonyms
	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 Amaranthaceae family, native to Central America and the southeastern United States.^[1] It is an edible^[3] perennial plant that sometimes grows as an annual.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Flora of North America".
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Blutaparon vermiculare". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ Florida Ethnobotany by Daniel F. Austin, p 145^{[full citation needed]}

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[fna-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^{[full citation needed]}

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