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Gomphrena vermicularis

Plants

Family: Amaranthaceae · Genus: Gomphrena

Gomphrena vermicularis

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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.

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Growing details and traits for Gomphrena vermicularis in the Library.

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