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Muskgrass(Chara spp. L.) Muskgrass typically has short, even-length branches that arise from the main stem and emit a distinctive musky or skunk-like odor when crushed between the fingers. Plants are often covered with a coating of lime that makes them rough to the touch. In many areas, muskgrass covers much of the bottom where it overwinters as a green plant. Muskgrass and Nitellas (following plate) are often difficult to distinguish from each other and, therefore, may be identified as Characeae, the family to which these two algae belong. |
