Saccharina dentigera
(Kjellman) C. E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl & G. W. Saunders
California kombu
LaminariaceaeSeaweed
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Algae, Seaweed
The dried fronds are used as wrappings for fillings, sliced and powdered as a base for soup stocks, or fried in small pieces in oil and sprinkled over cooked grain or potatoes.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, Japan, North America, Russia, USA,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belize, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
Saccharina dentigera, known as California kombu, is a temperate seaweed in the Laminariaceae family.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Saccharina dentigera is a species of brown algae (class Phaeophyceae), in the family Laminariaceae. It is native to shallow water in the northeastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of Alaska to Baja California.
Names & Synonyms
Kumade-kombu
Laminaria dentigera Kjellman
References (1)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 259 (As Laminaria dentigera)
