Habanori (feathered moss) - Habanori (English spelling) Endarachne binghamiae J.Ag.

Japanese: ハバノリ(羽葉苔) - ハバノリ（英語表記）Endarachne binghamiae J.Ag.

A seaweed of the Phaeophyceae family, with a shape reminiscent of bamboo leaves, found along the Pacific coast south of the Kanto region and the Sea of Japan coast (illustration). It grows in colonies on rocks in the upper intertidal zone from winter to spring, and its body reaches a length of 10-25 cm and a width of 2-3 cm. It is harvested in winter for food. It is preserved by slicing it into dried seaweed like Asakusa-nori, and then grilling it or rehydrating it in water and dressing it with vinegar. It is distinguished from the similar seaweed, Petalonia fascia (OF Müll.) O.Kuntz., by its slightly narrower body width of 1.5-2.5 cm and by its lack of the root-like cellular filaments seen in Habanori in the pith, while Habamodoki Punctaria latifolia Grev. is distinguished by its wider body width of 3-7 cm and by its four-layered body.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

関東以南の太平洋沿岸と日本海沿岸に広く分布する，ササの葉を思わせる形状の褐藻綱カヤモノリ科の海藻（イラスト）。冬から春にかけて潮間帯上部の岩上に群生し，体は長さ10～25cm，幅2～3cmになる。冬に採取して食用にする。保存はアサクサノリのようにすいて干しノリにし，これをあぶって食べるか，または水にもどして酢であえて食べる。似た海藻のセイヨウハバノリPetalonia fascia (O.F.Müll.) O.Kuntz.は体の幅が1.5～2.5cmとやや狭いこと，髄部にハバノリに見られる根様状の細胞糸がないことで区別され，ハバモドキPunctaria latifolia Grev.は体の幅が3～7cmと広いこと，体が4層の細胞で構成されることで区別できる。

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