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Gomphrena vermicularis

Blutaparon vermiculare

Also called Silverhead

Gomphrena vermicularis
Photo: Bob Peterson, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Edible
Yes, some parts

About

Gomphrena vermicularis, with common names silverhead, 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. It has edible stems and leaves.

Other Gomphrena plants

Gomphrena agrestis · Bachelors Buttons · Batchelor's button · Common globe amaranth · Rio Grande globe amaranth · Gomphrena pohlii · Gomphrena prostrata · Gomphrena pulchella · Gomphrena rigida · Sonoran globe amaranth · Globe amaranth · Gomphrena radicata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gomphrena vermicularis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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