Taxon:  Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears



Summary
Genus:
Blutaparon
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
406778
Place of publication:
Taxon 31:113.  1982
Verified:
11/15/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Gomphrena vermicularis L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Caraxeron vermicularis (L.) Raf.
Philoxerus vermicularis (L.) Sm.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Boggan, J. et al. 1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
  2. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  3. Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
  4. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Philoxerus vermicularis
  5. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  6. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: = Philoxerus vermicularis (L.) Sm.
  7. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Note: = Caraxeron vermicularis (L.) Raf.
  8. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  9. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:599.
  10. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsamphire  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola w. 
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria s. 
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon w. 
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon w. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:599.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:599.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:599.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:599.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:599.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:599.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:599.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:599.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:599.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil e. 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Note: = Caraxeron vermicularis (L.) Raf.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana n.Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname n.Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela n. 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia coasts 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador w. 
Native
Africa
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon (w.), Gabon (w.)
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Guinea, Gambia, Nigeria (s.), Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola (w.)
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Quintana Roo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana (n.), Suriname (n.), Venezuela (n.)
  • BRAZIL: Brazil (e.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia (coasts), Ecuador (w.)

Reference(s)
  1. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  2. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  3. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Note: = Caraxeron vermicularis (L.) Raf.
  4. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:599.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed as Philoxerus vermicularisHolm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: as Philoxerus vermicularis
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=406778. Accessed 14 May 2026.