Flora of New York/algae

algae Order Charales Charales are freshwater green algae in kingdom Plantae, division Charophyta, class Charophyceae. Family Characeae Characeae is currently the only family in order Charales. It contains the genera Chara, Lamprothamnium, Lychnothamnus, Nitella, Nitellopsis, and Tolypella. Nitellopsis Nitellopsis obtusa detail.jpeg Nitellopsis obtusa Starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) is a freshwater marine species, native to Eurasia, and listed as very highly invasive in New York State. Charales Characeae Nitellopsis Hy, 1899 Starry Stonewort 0 Nitellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) J.Groves 1810 Chara obtusa Desvaux 1907 Tolypellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) Beguinot & Formiggini 1919 Nitellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) J.Groves Starry stonewort Stewart, N.F. & Church, J.M. (1992). Red data books of Britain and Ireland: stoneworts. Introduced Very highly invasive AlgaeBase 1368 74386 160934065/verbatim Present 4 2638307 361265-Nitellopsis-obtusa nymap.svg 4 counties Characeae Eksikkate Krause1986 Band4 46 Nitellopsis obtusa.jpg Chara Chara vulgaris 121763117.jpg Chara vulgaris Charales Characeae Chareae Chara Chara L., 1753 Stonewort 0 Chara vulgaris 1753 Chara vulgaris L. 1824 Nitella batrachosperma C.Agardh Common stonewort 2022 GBIF Native 8405500 486261-Chara-vulgaris nymap.svg 3 counties Chara vulgaris with one flower or globule open 1844 varley.jpg Chara braunii C.C.Gmel. 1826 Chara braunii C.C.Gmel. Braun's Stonewort Native 5270720 486275-Chara-braunii nymap.svg Essex (2021) Chara braunii 1.JPG Chara contraria Kütz. 1839 Chara contraria Kütz. Opposite stonewort 2022 iNaturalist, GBIF Native 5270698 486262-Chara-contraria nymap.svg 2 counties Chara vulgaris sl3.jpg