Enteromorpha compressa
(L.) Grev.
Green algae, Stone hair, Green nori
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Frond, Seaweed, Algae
It can be eaten raw, dried or cooked. The dried algae is powdered and sprinkled on rice, savoury cakes and rice crackers.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in shallow water in quiet seaside areas.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Cape Verde, China, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mediterranean, New Zealand, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan, West Africa,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Angola, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Fiji, Micronesia, France, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A green seaweed in the Ulvaceae family that grows in shallow water in quiet seaside areas of tropical regions. It is rich in protein and minerals.
Notes
It is rich in protein and minerals.
Names & Synonyms
Hira-ao-nori, Lumot
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