Chara vulgaris L.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  Canada

• State/Province

  Alberta

• Locality

  Banff, Natural Sulphur Springs, growing in very shallow, tepid water, the overflow from hot springs

• Coordinates

  51.1766, -115.566

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  2151.57

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of Banff. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of the town to find linear ext. (2140 m). Used MaNIS Georef. Calculator to find uncertainty (Bounded Area).

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

ANNOTATION

ra vulgaris L.

D. WOOD__19 60

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Josephine E. Tilden. American Algæ.

254. Chara foetida A. Br. var.

Plants short, 6-8 cm. in height, grayish-green, covered with lime, not

very much branched ; stems and branches corticated ; cortex cells about
twice as many as the leaves in the whorl next above; internode 10-15

mm. in length ; stem 480-500 mic. in diam.; stipular whorl double;
spines 011 the stem short, scarcely noticed ; leaves 5-7 mm. in length,
6-8 in a whorl, with 3-4 corticated internodes and generally three
naked internodes at the upper end, corticated and uncorticated por-
tions about equal in length; end cell of leaf sharply pointed; monoe-
cious; 1-3 oogonia and antheridia borne on a single node, generally
1-2 onlv persistent; antheridium 280 mic. in diameter; oogonium
ovate, 280 mic. wide, 420 mic. long, wich generally 10 striae; crown
short with somewhat broad cells; 170 mic. broad at base, 70 mic.
high; oosperm 280 mic. wide, 420 mic. long, color nearly black; two
bracts at fertile joint 2-5 length of oogonium, the other two a little
shorter.

Growing in very shallow, tepid water, the overflow from hot springs.
Natural Sulphur Springs, Banff, Alberta.

J. E. T. 13 Au. 1897.-

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