Chara aspera Willd.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Minnesota

• County/Municipio

  Ramsey Co.

• Locality

  Turtle Lake (ID 62006100), northern shoreline

• Elevation

  Alt. 271 m. (889 ft.)

• Coordinates

  45.1066, -93.1426

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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C.LK555
The New York Botanical Garden
Chara aspera Willd.
Fragment removed for DNA analysis. KGK9184
Victoria D. Davis & Kenneth G. Karol 28 Nov 2022
PLANTS OF RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA, U.S.A.
Chara aspera Willd.
NW1/4 ofNW1/4 Sec. 11 T030N R23W	45.10662	-93.14264
2 miles north of Shoreview. Growing near the northern shoreline of Turtle Lake (ID
62006100), a 450 acre mesotrophic. Jwsin situated in the Anoka Sand Plain
Ecological Subsection. Very good water clarity. Heavily developed shoreline. Long
stretches of gradually sloping, sand-silt littoral zone. Individuals locally sparse, fully
submerged in 45 centimeters of water. Full sun. Associates include Chara braunii,
C. globularis, Najas flexilis, Stuckenia pectinata, Potamogeton richardsonii, P.
gramineus, P. zoster iformis, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis,
Vallisneria americana, Zannichellia palustris, Heteranthera dubia. Sand-silt
substrate. Elevation: 271 m.
Courtney L. Millaway	30	June	2021
Coll. # CLM555	DNR	Permit #32132
Minnesota Biological Survey * MN Department of Natural Resources
02668994