Pyropia tenera; purple laver
A species of edible red seaweed, similar to nori. Often called 'purple laver' in English. Cross-referenced with アサクサノリ (Asakusa nori).
See also: アサクサノリ
Murasakinori is an edible seaweed closely related to Asakusa nori.
In this region, purple laver is cultivated.
アサクサノリ (Asakusa nori) is a closely related species of edible seaweed, also used for nori. ムラサキノリ is a different species, Pyropia tenera.
Katakana spelling is common for this seaweed name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 海苔 for 'nori'; less common than kana.
Alternate kanji spelling using 菜; rarely used.
From 紫 (murasaki, 'purple') + 海苔 (nori, 'laver, edible seaweed'). The name refers to the purplish color of this seaweed species.