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Chara vulgaris

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Chara vulgaris
Chara vulgaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
(unranked): Charophyta
Class: Charophyceae
Order: Charales
Family: Characeae
Genus: Chara
Species:
C. vulgaris
Binomial name
Chara vulgaris
L., 1753
Subspecies
  • Chara vulgaris excelsa (T. F. Allen) R. Wood
  • Chara vulgaris vulgaris Linnaeus
C. vulgaris in its natural habitat.

Chara vulgaris, the common stonewort,[1] is a green alga species in the genus Chara. Chara vulgaris has spikes between its bark cells in contrast to the similar Chara contraria.

Chara vulgaris has spikes between its bark cells

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References

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  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.