Undaria pinnatifida
Wikipedia description
Wakame (ワカメ, wakame), Undaria pinnatifida, is a sea vegetable, or edible seaweed. It has a subtly sweet flavour and is most often served in soups and salads.
Sea-farmers have grown wakame in Japan since the Nara period. The Invasive Species Specialist Group has listed Undaria pinnatifida on its list of 100 worst globally invasive species.
Scientific classification
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Clade:
Chromista (Algae)
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Order:
Laminariales
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Family:
Alariacea
Species:
Undaria pinnatifida
Samples