PLANTS Profile for Blutaparon vermiculare (silverhead)

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PLANTS Profile

Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears
silverhead

Symbol:

BLVE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

More Information:

Synonyms:
Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears

	CAVE13	Caraxeron vermiculare (L.) Raf.
	CRVE10	Cruzeta vermicularis (L.) G. Maza
	LIVE7	Lithophila vermicularis (L.) Uline ex Millsp.
	PHVE	Philoxerus vermicularis (L.) R. Br. ex Sm.

Distribution:
Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI, LA, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears

View 23 genera in Amaranthaceae, 1 species in Blutaparon

Classification:
Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Amaranthaceae – Amaranth family
Genus	Blutaparon Raf. – blutaparon
Species	Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears – silverhead

Introduced Information:
Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears

Philoxerus vermicularis:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW-,FACW+

FACW+

FACW-

FACW+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Blutaparon vermiculare (L.) Mears

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 181968.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 04:21 PM CST