Chara vulgaris
Species of alga
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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.
| Chara vulgaris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Charophyta |
| Class: | Charophyceae |
| Order: | Charales |
| Family: | Characeae |
| Genus: | Chara |
| Species: | C. vulgaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Chara vulgaris L., 1753 | |
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Gallery
View from above
Low water level
Underwater view
Individual plant
Individual stem
Corticated stem with tylacanth spines
Whorl of branches with stipular spines
Spikes between bark cells
Antheridium (♂) und Oogonium (♀)
Illustrations
Whorl
Globules
Globule dissection
Comparison with Nitella
Comparison with Nitella (detail)
