Chara vulgaris L.

  • Filed As

    Characeae
    Chara vulgaris L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. E. Tilden s.n., 13 Aug 1897

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Growing in very shallow, tepid water, the overflow from hot springs.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03332005

    Occurrence ID: ce00c546-e35d-4703-9757-19e9a7e58935

  • Exsiccatae

    American Algae

    Exsiccatae Number: 254

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  • 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

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254-
IN THE
CRYPTOGAMIC HERBARIUM
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
951615
Josephine E. Tilden. American Algæ.
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 mie. in diam.; stipular whorl double;
spines on 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 uneorticated 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 only persistent; antheridium 280 mic. in diameter; oogonium
ovate, 280 mic. wide, 420 mic. long, with 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.
CRYPTOGAMIC HERBARIUM, FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HIST0RV
JOSEPHINE E. TILDEN
AMERICAN ALGAE
Century III. Published 1898.
field MuSèiifti of Natural History
Alga« Donated to NY in 2015
Received by eichan*, from the Mn Herbarium of Harvard Unlv«lty
November 18,1988. Aceeedon No. 8075.
C0534301F
03332005