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==About== | ==About== | ||
;Common Names | ;Common Names:Shipstall | ||
;Classification:Algae | |||
;Classification: | |||
;Description | ;Description | ||
: | :Shipstall is a large kelp-like algae, which grows in free floating mats in warm sea and oceans. It gets itss name from the shipping hazard it creates when significant growth makes vast barriers to vessels. | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
;Rarity: | ;Rarity:Uncommon | ||
;Distribution: | ;Distribution:Tropical to sub tropical salt water, | ||
;Life Cycle:<!--Life cycle, depredation--> | ;Life Cycle:<!--Life cycle, depredation--> | ||
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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
;Cultivation | ;Cultivation | ||
: | :While harvested as a food source by some cultures, shipstall is not intentionally cultivated | ||
;Culinary | ;Culinary | ||
: | :The leaf-like fronds of shipstall are edible, and often used in soups or dried and used as a herb for seafood dishes. | ||
;Medicinal | ;Medicinal | ||
:<!--Medicinal properties--> | :<!--Medicinal properties--> | ||
;Other | ;Other | ||
: | :The stems of shipstall contain tough fibres which can be used to make a rough textile fabric, ropes, and cordage. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[[Category:Cactus]] | [[Category:Cactus]] | ||
[[Category:Flora]] | [[Category:Flora]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:15, 20 June 2024
About
- Common Names
- Shipstall
- Classification
- Algae
- Description
- Shipstall is a large kelp-like algae, which grows in free floating mats in warm sea and oceans. It gets itss name from the shipping hazard it creates when significant growth makes vast barriers to vessels.
Ecology
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Distribution
- Tropical to sub tropical salt water,
- Life Cycle
Related Species
Uses
- Cultivation
- While harvested as a food source by some cultures, shipstall is not intentionally cultivated
- Culinary
- The leaf-like fronds of shipstall are edible, and often used in soups or dried and used as a herb for seafood dishes.
- Medicinal
- Other
- The stems of shipstall contain tough fibres which can be used to make a rough textile fabric, ropes, and cordage.
History
- Cultural
- Religious
