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
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 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.