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In this article charophytes are reported from the three Aegean Islands, Khios, Lesvos and Limnos, where they have been found in freshwater, brackish water and in saline lakes. Chara vulgaris was found in four freshwater localities in Khios. One of these is a spring where also Chara gymnophylla was found. This find is interesting as the species is rare in the Greek islands. In Limnos the brackish water species Chara canescens and Lamprothamnium papulosum were found. Two of the localities here were saline lakes. One of these saline lakes, Asprolimni lake has no traces of human activities, and should be protected as a reference locality for saline lakes in Greece.