Nostoc flagelliforme
(Berk. & Curtis) Bornet & Flahault
Facai, Filiform nostoc, Hair vegetable
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Description
A blue-green algae in the Nostocaceae family consisting of hair-like material that grows on arid hillsides in China and is of great economic value there.
Edible Uses
It is used in soups.
Traditional Uses
It is used in soups.
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Distribution
It grows on arid hillsides in China.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Inner Mongolia, Japan,
Notes
It is a blue green algae of great economic value in China.
References (3)
- Gao, K., 1998, Chinese studies on the edible blue-green alga, Nostoc flagelliforme. Journal of Applied Phycology 10: 37-49
- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 257
- Jia, X., et al, 2022, Ethnobotany of wild edible plants in multiethnic areas of the Gansu–Ningxia–Inner Mongolia junction zone. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 18:53
