Chara canescens is a species of stonewort belonging to the family Characeae.[1]

Chara canescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
(unranked): Charophyta
Class: Charophyceae
Order: Charales
Family: Characeae
Genus: Chara
Species:
C. canescens
Binomial name
Chara canescens
Loisel.
Chara canescens in lake Borken, Hesse, Germany
Detail view of Chara canescens

Its native range is Europe and Northern America.[1] It's described as a brackish water specie,[2] but can be found in a few inland lakes, too.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chara canescens Loisel". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ Werner Krause, Hanuš Ettl, Georg Gärtner, H. Heynig, D. Mollenhauer: Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Band 18: Charales (Charophyceae). – Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1997. ISBN 3-437-25056-6
  3. ^ Korte et al. 2010 https://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/opus4/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/25367/file/Korte_et_al_2010_Chara.pdf
  4. ^ Arbeitsgruppe Characeen Deutschlands (2015) Armleuchteralgen: Die Characeen Deutschlands. Springer Spektrum, ISBN 978-3-662-477-97-7