Chara vulgaris

Chara vulgaris
Watercolour micrograph
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: 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

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

  • View from above
    View from above
  • Low water level
    Low water level
  • Underwater view
    Underwater view
  • Individual plant
    Individual plant
  • Individual stem
    Individual stem
  • Corticated stem with tylacanth spines
    Corticated stem with tylacanth spines
  • Whorl of branches with stipular spines
    Whorl of branches with stipular spines
  • Spikes between bark cells
    Spikes between bark cells
  • Antheridium (♂) und Oogonium (♀)
    Antheridium (♂) und Oogonium (♀)

Illustrations

  • Whorl
    Whorl
  • Globules
    Globules
  • Globule dissection
    Globule dissection
  • Comparison with Nitella
    Comparison with Nitella
  • Comparison with Nitella (detail)
    Comparison with Nitella (detail)

See also

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.


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