Standard English Name(s): edible seaweed, laver
Local English Name(s) (if different from above): seaweed
Scientific Name(s): Porphyra abbottae Krishnamurthy (formerly considered to be P. perforata J. Agardh.) and possibly other Porphyra spp.
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Island Halkomelem Name(s): lhuq'us

Description, Habitat, Ecology, & Distribution:
      Edible seaweed is a very thin, membranous alga that ranges in colour from olive-green to brownish-purple. It grows attached to rocks in the intertidal and upper subtidal zones along the coast.

Upriver Halkomelem Cultural Role(s):
Downriver Halkomelem Cultural Role(s):
Island Halkomelem Cultural Role(s):
      Edible seaweed is gathered from the rocky places where it grows, dried and eaten as an important sea vegetable.