Chara vulgaris
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| Chara vulgaris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| (unranked): | Charophyta |
| Class: | Charophyceae |
| Order: | Charales |
| Family: | Characeae |
| Genus: | Chara |
| Species: | C. vulgaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Chara vulgaris L., 1753
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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.
Gallery
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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
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Whorl -
Globules -
Globule dissection -
Comparison with Nitella -
Comparison with Nitella (detail)
See also
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- ^ 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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