Chara vulgaris L.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Minnesota

• County/Municipio

  Chippewa Co.

• Locality

  Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area, open, coldwater pools flowing down slope on the southwestern hillside of calcareous fen

• Elevation

  Alt. 299 m. (981 ft.)

• Coordinates

  45.0648, -95.8545

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

USISI
The New York Botanical Garden
Chara vulgaris L.
Fragment removed for DNA analysis. KGK9569
Victoria D. Davis & Kenneth G. Karol 02 May 2023
PLANTS OF CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MINNESOTA, U.S.A.
Chara cf. contraria A.Braun ex Kntz.
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BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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NWl/4 ofNWl/4 Sec. 6 T118N R41W	45.06481 -95.85453
4.5 miles northwest of Watson. Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area.
Individuals forming small, but dense patches within a series of open, cold water
pools flowing down slope on the southwestern hillside of a calcareous fen.
Additional individuals observed 75 meters to the southeast in marly pools running
down a southeastern slope. Most individuals submerged in ~2 centimeters of depth;
some slightly emerged above the waterline. All observed bright green and not dried
out. Associates include Typha latifolia, I angustifolia, Equisetum arvense, Carex
interior, Eupatorium maculatum, Pamassia glauca, Schoenoplectus pungens, S.
acutus, S. tabernaemontani, Juncus nodosus. Elevation: 299 m.
Courtney L. Schirmers with D. R. Graham & M. D. Lee	08	July	2022
Coll. # CLS958	DNR	Permit	#32835
Inaugural Botany Foray - MN Biological Survey ò MN Department of Natural Resources
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