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
- ^ a b Gomphrena vermicularis L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ NRCS. "Blutaparon vermiculare". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ 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.
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