Chara canescens Loiseleur 1810

Publication Details
Chara canescens Loiseleur 1810: 139

Published in: Loiseleur Deslongschamps, J.L.A. (1810). Notice sur les plantes à ajouter à la flore de France (Flora Gallica) avec quelques corrections et observations. pp. 1-172, 21 pls. Paris: J.B. Sajou.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chara is Chara vulgaris Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "... eaux stagnantes, aux environs de Toulon" [Toulon, France]; (Loiseleur Deslongschamps 1810: 139) Lectotype (designated by Wood in Wood & Imahori 1965: 159): PC; herb. Desvaux (Wood & Imahori 1965: 159) Notes: environs de Toulon: G. Robert (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming white; applied to plants covered with greyish-white pubescence.

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 March 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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