Chara canescens is a species of stonewort belonging to the family Characeae.[1]
Chara canescens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
(unranked): | Charophyta |
Class: | Charophyceae |
Order: | Charales |
Family: | Characeae |
Genus: | Chara |
Species: | C. canescens
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Binomial name | |
Chara canescens Loisel.
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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
edit- ^ a b "Chara canescens Loisel". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ 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
- ^ Korte et al. 2010 https://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/opus4/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/25367/file/Korte_et_al_2010_Chara.pdf
- ^ Arbeitsgruppe Characeen Deutschlands (2015) Armleuchteralgen: Die Characeen Deutschlands. Springer Spektrum, ISBN 978-3-662-477-97-7