Callophyllis variegata
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Carola
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seaweed, Algae
The seaweed can be eaten raw or boiled.
Where to Find It
It is a cool temperate plant. It grows on rocky sires 5-15m deep.
Alaska, Antarctica, Australia, Chile, Kergulen Island, Macquarie Island, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Peru, South Africa, South America, Tasmania,
How to Identify
A cool temperate seaweed in the family Kallymeniaceae, found growing on rocky sites 5-15 meters deep. It is popular in Chile.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Callophyllis variegata, commonly known as carola, is a type of edible seaweed, a member of the genus Callophyllis. Callophyllis variegata occurs in Concepción de Chile and other parts of South America such as Peru, the Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego. But also in New Guinea, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, St. Paul Island (Indian Ocean), Antarctic and subantarctic islands such as the Graham Land, Kerguelen, Macquarie Island, South Georgia, and the South Orkney Islands.
Other Information
It is popular in Chile.
References (1)
- Wikipedia Sea vegetables.