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Imshaugia aleurites

(Ach.) S.F. Meyer

Salted Starburst Lichen

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126301

Element CodeNLLEC9E010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassLecanoromycetes

OrderLecanorales

FamilyParmeliaceae

GenusImshaugia

Synonyms

Parmeliopsis aleurites(Ach.) Nyl.

Other Common Names

Imshaugie farineuse (FR) Salted Badge Lichen (EN)

Concept Reference

Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4): 467-549.

Taxonomic Comments

Stable. Moved from Parmelopsis.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model

Review Date2013-06-11

Change Date2001-01-21

Edition Date2000-12-11

Edition AuthorsMcDonald, L.

Rank Reasons

"Imshaugia aleurites is common on bark of conifers and hardwoods, old wood, tree stumps, and more rarely on rocks from the upper Great Lakes, eastern Canada, and New England southward in the mountains and foothills to Georgia and Alabama" (Flenniken 1999).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	S1	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S5	Yes
Nunavut	SU	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	SU	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Saskatchewan	S2	Yes
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Alabama (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Mountain	Talladega National Forest	4,986

Minnesota (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hegman Lakes	Superior National Forest	675
Kawishiwi Lake To Sawbill	Superior National Forest	15,305

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chunky Gal (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	3,336
Harper Creek	Pisgah National Forest	7,325

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Mountain Hopeville	Monongahela National Forest	6,525

References (3)

Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. [http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/]
Esslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4): 467-549.
Flenniken, D.G. The Macrolichens in West Virginia. Carlisle Printing, Ohio.