Brassicophycus brassicaeformis
(Kutzing) Draisma, Ballesteros, F. Rousseau & T. Thibaut
Hanging wrack
SargassaceaeSeaweed
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Algae, Seaweed
The seaweed is eaten as algae.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Africa, South Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A seaweed in the Sargassaceae family found in temperate regions. The edible algae is enjoyed as a food source.
Other Information
It is enjoyed.
Names & Synonyms
Pycnophycus brassicaeformis Kutzing
References (1)
- Pereira, L., Edible Seaweeds of the World. CRC Press.
