Lemanea fluviatilis
(L.) C. Ag.
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(c) Michael Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Algae, Frond, Seaweed
The fronds are eaten as seaweed or sea vegetable.
Where to Find It
It grows in freshwater.
Asia, India, Northeastern India,
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 freshwater red alga in the family Lemaneaceae.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Lemanea fluviatilis is a species of alga belonging to the family Lemaneaceae. It is native to Europe and Northern America.
References (1)
- Bhosale, R. et al, 2012, The Ethnobotanical Study of an Edible Greshwater Red Alga, Lemanea fluviatilis (L.) C. Ag. from Manipur, India. Ethnobotanical Research & Applications 10:069-076