Nostoc sphaeroides
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Nostocaceae Edible: Plant
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Description
An algae or seaweed in the family Nostocaceae that grows in Yunnan, China.
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Edible Uses
The whole plant is eaten fresh, added to soup, or fried.
Traditional Uses
The whole plant is eaten fresh or added to soup. It is also fried.
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Distribution
It grows in Yunnan in China.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Tibet,
Also Known As
Bacai i e, Shuimuer
References (2)
- Geng, Y., et al, 2016, Traditional knowledge and its transmission of wild edibles used by the Naxi in Baidi Village, northwest Yunnan province. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:10
- Ju, Y., et al, 2013, Eating from the wild: diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethno medicine 9:28
