Nostoc sphaeroides

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Nostocaceae
Nostoc sphaeroides
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GBIF
Nostoc sphaeroides
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GBIF
Nostoc sphaeroides
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GBIF

What to Eat

Edible parts: Plant

The whole plant is eaten fresh, added to soup, or fried.

Where to Find It

It grows in Yunnan in China.

Asia, China, Tibet,

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

An algae or seaweed in the family Nostocaceae that grows in Yunnan, China.

Names & Synonyms

Bacai i e, Shuimuer

References (2)
  • Geng, Y., et al, 2016, Traditional knowledge and its transmission of wild edibles used by the Naxi in Baidi Village, northwest Yunnan province. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:10
  • Ju, Y., et al, 2013, Eating from the wild: diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethno medicine 9:28

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