Gelidium crinale
(Turn.)Lamour.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Algae, Frond, Seaweed
The fronds and seaweed are eaten.
Where to Find It
It grows in temperate and tropical places.
Antarctica, Asia, China, Hispaniola, West Indies,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, China, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Georgia, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A seaweed of the family Gelidiaceae found in temperate and tropical waters.
References (1)
- Xia, B., and Abbott, I.A., 1987, Edible seaweeds of China and their place in the Chinese diet. Economic Botany 41:341-53
