Marathrum foeniculaceum

Humb. & Bonpl.

PodostemaceaeLeavesSeaweed
Marathrum foeniculaceum
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Marathrum foeniculaceum
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(c) Andreas Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andreas Berger
Marathrum foeniculaceum
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(c) Paul Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaf stalks, Seaweed

The young leaf stalks are boiled and eaten.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows in rivers.

Central America, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

How to Identify

A seaweed-like tropical plant in the Podostemaceae family that grows in rivers.

References (1)
  • Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 403

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