Monday, June 27, 2011

Nonvascular Plant

Irish moss: Chondrus crispus
1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA

This is a type of algae. Incidentally, people make drinks out of this.
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  1. Dr. RyanJune 27, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    Drinks? Some type of tea? Does it cure something or is it just nutritional?

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  2. Urvya IyerJune 27, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    It's a juice popular in the Caribbean. It is also thought to have aphrodisiac qualities, and a cure for male impotence. Mostly it's just a thickener, though. This info was all taken from Wikipedia.

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