Undaria pinnatifida — Common names

Wakame learn more about names for this taxon

Many people know organisms only by the common names, or "vernacular" names. Unlike scientific names, common names are almost always different for speakers of different languages. They may also vary regionally within a language. This tab shows all the common names provided to EOL for this organism from a variety of providers, including EOL curators. Currently we can only set one preferred common name per language on a given EOL page, but all the names should be searchable.

Common names listed by language

Preferred marks the preferred name for each language.

English

Name Sources Status
Apron-ribbon Vegetable uBio Trusted
Asian Kelp uBio Trusted
Japanese Kelp uBio Trusted
Wakame Leo Shapiro, MarLIN resource, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted

Chinese

Name Sources Status
Haijiecai uBio Trusted
Quandaicai uBio Trusted
裙带菜 Taxonomic Hierarchy of COL-China 2012 Trusted

Dutch

Name Sources Status
Japanse kelp World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Trusted
Wakame World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted

French

Name Sources Status
wakamé World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio Trusted

Japanese

Name Sources Status
kada-me uBio Trusted
niki-me uBio Trusted
Wakame uBio Trusted
ワカメ Unknown Trusted

Korean

Name Sources Status
Miyeuk uBio Trusted

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