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.
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Chara vulgaris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | 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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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Chara_vulgaris.jpg/220px-Chara_vulgaris.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Chara_vulgaris_internodia.jpg/220px-Chara_vulgaris_internodia.jpg)
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.