Lemanea fluviatilis

(L.) C. Ag.

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Lemanea fluviatilis
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Lemanea fluviatilis
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(c) Michael Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Lemanea fluviatilis
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(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

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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

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