| Common Name |
Salted Starburst Lichen |
| Family |
Parmeliaceae |
| Genus |
Imshaugia |
| Species |
aleurites |
| Authority |
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| Synonyms |
Parmeliopsis aleurties; Cetraria aleurites; Squamaria aleurites |
| Comments |
N/A |
| Location Found |
Pukaskwa National Park |
| Growth Structure |
Foliose |
| Environmental Monitoring |
It is generally a pollution sensitive species and sensitive to sulphur and nitrous oxides. However, some literature have shown it to be pollution tolerant to acidic pollution and fertilizing nitrogen. |
| References |
Brodo et al, 2001.; International Mycological Association, 2016.; Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2012.; Will-Wolf et al, 2015. |
