Chara aspera Willd.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Minnesota

• County/Municipio

  Washington Co.

• Locality

  Little Carnelian Lake (ID 82001400), eastern shoreline

• Elevation

  Alt. 259 m. (850 ft.)

• Coordinates

  45.119, -92.792

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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The New York Botanical Garden
Chara aspera Willd.
Fragment removed for DNA analysis. KGK9163
Victoria D. Davis & Kenneth G. Karol 28 Nov 2022
PLANTS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, U.S.A.
Chara aspera Willd.
BOTANICAL
®ARDEtt,
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02668973
SWl/4 ofNEl/4 Sec. 3 TOON R20W	45.11903	-92.79202
4.5 miles north-northeast of Stillwater. Growing near the eastern shoreline of Little
Camelian Lake (ID 82001400), a 150 acre oligotrophic basin situated in the St.
Paul - Baldwin Plains Ecological Subsection. Water clarity excellent, blue-turquoise
in color. Water levels are low, exposing sand-gravel shorelines and submerged trees.
Shoreline and littoral zone gradually sloping. Individuals locally common; majority
have senesced. Fully submerged in 15 centimeters of water. Associates include
Lychnothamnus barbatus, Nitella tenuissima, Zannichellia palustris, Najas jlexilis,
Myriophyllum sibiricum, Potamogeton amplifolius, P. robbinsii, Heteranthera
dubia, Stuckeniapectinata. Sand-gravel substrate. Elevation: 259 m.
Courtney L. Millaway
Coll. # CLM524
20 August 2021
DNR Permit #32132
Minnesota Biological Survey • MN Department of Natural Resources j
02668973