Nostoc flagelliforme
(Berk. & Curtis) Bornet & Flahault
Facai, Filiform nostoc, Hair vegetable
NostocaceaeSeaweed
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seaweed
It is used in soups.
Where to Find It
It grows on arid hillsides in China.
Asia, China, Inner Mongolia, Japan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A blue-green algae in the Nostocaceae family consisting of hair-like material that grows on arid hillsides in China and is of great economic value there.
Notes
It is a blue green algae of great economic value in China.
References (3)
- Gao, K., 1998, Chinese studies on the edible blue-green alga, Nostoc flagelliforme. Journal of Applied Phycology 10: 37-49
- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 257
- Jia, X., et al, 2022, Ethnobotany of wild edible plants in multiethnic areas of the Gansu–Ningxia–Inner Mongolia junction zone. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 18:53
