Nitella capillaris

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Nitella capillaris
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Class: Charophyceae
Order: Charales
Family: Characeae
Genus: Nitella
Species:
N. capillaris
Binomial name
Nitella capillaris
(Krock.) J.Groves & Bull.-Webst.

Nitella capillaris is a species of stonewort belonging to the family Characeae. [1]

It is native to Europe and Northern America. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nitella capillaris (Krock.) J.Groves & Bull.-Webst". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 February 2021.