Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Gomphrena > Gomphrena vermicularisGomphrena vermicularis (silverhead)Synonyms: Achyranthes vermicularis (homotypic); Blutaparon breviflorum; Blutaparon brevifolium; Blutaparon repens; Blutaparon vermiculare; Blutaparon vermiculare var. aggregatum; Blutaparon vermiculare var. longispicatum; Blutaparon vermiculare var. vermiculare; Caraxeron vermiculare; Caraxeron vermicularis (homotypic); Celosia maritima (homotypic); Celosia nudiflora (homotypic); Cruzeta crassifolia; Cruzeta vermicularis (homotypic); Gomphrena aggregata (heterotypic); Gomphrena albiflora; Gomphrena crassicaulis; Gomphrena crassifolia; Gomphrena cylindrica; Illecebrum vermiculare; Illecebrum vermiculatum (homotypic); Iresine aggregata; Iresine crassifolia; Iresine portulacoides (heterotypic); Iresine surinamensis; Iresine vermicularis (homotypic); Iresine vermicularis var. aggregata; Iresine vermicularis var. longespicata; Iresine vermicularis var. longispicata; Iresine vermicularis var. microcephala; Lithophila vermicularis (homotypic); Philoxerus aggregatus; Philoxerus crassifolius; Philoxerus litoralis; Philoxerus maracaybensis (homotypic); Philoxerus surinamensis (homotypic); Philoxerus vermicularis (homotypic); Philoxerus vermicularis var. aggregata (heterotypic); Philoxerus vermicularis var. microcephalus; Philoxerus vermiculatus; Xeraea albiflora; Xeraea cylindrica (homotypic) Blutaparon vermiculare, with common names silverhead, silverweed, saltweed, and samphire, is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family, native to Central America and the southeastern United States. It is a perennial plant that sometimes grows as an annual. |
| Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Structure [1] | Herb |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 2Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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