Ozone and SO2 Sensitive Vascular Plants
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RESEARCH SUMMARY
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Region 2 SO2 sensitive plants
Type of Injury: Visible, foliage
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Acer glabrum
Acer negundo interius
Alnus tenuifolia
Amelanchier alnifolia
Amelanchier utahensis
Corylus cornuta rostrata
Populus tremuloides
Prunus emarginata
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Maple, Rocky Mountain
Manitoba Maple
Alder, thinleaf
Serviceberry, Saskatoon
Serviceberry, Utah
Hazel, beaked
Aspen, trembling
Cherry, bitter
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Family
Aceraceae
Aceraceae
Betulaceae
Roseaceae
Roseaceae
Corylaceae
Salicaceae
Roseaceae
[Davis and Wilhour, 1976, in Bunin, 1990. "Sensitivities of Colorado
and Wyoming Wilderness Area Vascular Plants to Sulfur Dioxide,
Nitrogen Dioxice, and Ozone: an Overview." Prepared for USDA
Forest Service Region 2, Lakewood CO.]
Visible injury with increasing ozone
Abies concolor
Abies lasiocarpa
Pinus ponderosa
[Miller, Dunn et al., 1989. "Testing the Sensitivity of Five Western
Conifer Species to Sulfur Dioxide Alone, Ozone Alone, and Ozone
Followed by Acidic Fog". Pacific Southwest Forest and Range
Experiment Station, Forest Service. Riverside CA.]
Fir, White
Fir, Subalpine
Pine, Ponderosa
Ozone Effects
Type of Injury: Growth Reduction
Pinus jeffreyi Grev. and Balif.
Pine, Jeffrey
[Peterson, Arbaugh et. al., 1987. "Evidence of Growth Reduction in
Ozone-injured Jeffrey Pine
(Pinus jeffreyi)
in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks." APCA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 8. Sept. 1987.]
Ozone Effects on tree growth and vigor (CA)
Pinus ponderosa
Pine, Ponderosa
Significant correlation between ozone and growth not demonstrated
[Peterson, et. al, 1989. "The Effects of Ozone Stress on Tree Growth and Vigor in the
Sierra Nevada of California, USA." Proc. 14th Int. Meeting for Specialists in Air
Pollution Effects on Forest Ecosystems, Interlaken, Switzerland Oct. 2-8, 1988.]
Negative Ozone Effects on photosynthesis (Field and Lab, all concetrations:CA)
Acer saccharum
Maple, Sugar
Glycine max cv.
Hodgson (soybean)
Pinus strobus
Populus deltoides X trichocarpa
Poplar, Hybrid
Quercus rubra
Oak, Northern Red
Trifolium repens cv.
Clover, Arlington Red
(not sure which ssp)
Pinaceae
Pinaceae
Pinaceae
Pinaceae
Pinaceae
Aceraceae
Pinaceae
Salicaceae
Fagaceae
Fabaceae
Ozone and SO2 Sensitive Vascular Plants
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Negative Ozone Effects on photosynthesis continued
Triticum aestivum cv.
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Wheat, Winter (Vona)
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Poaceae
Simulated acidic rain was tested on Acer saccharum, Pinus strobus and Quercus rubra. No negative effect on
photosynthesis was observed. Reich, P. B. and Amundson, R. G., 1985. "Ambient Levels of Ozone Reduce Net Photosynthesis in Tree and
Crop Species." Science, Vol. 230, pp 566-570, November, 1985.
Ozone sensitive plants in W. US-potential bioindicators
Pysocarpus sp.
Injury: study assessed physiological,
growth, biomass and visible injuries.
Prunus virginiana
Species are rated sensitive based
Amelanchier alnifolia
Artemesia sp.
on combination of these impacts.
Rubus parviflorus (small)
Vaccinium sp.
Ninebark
Chokecherry
Saskatoon Serviceberry (only defoliation was significant effect. Not good bioindicator)
(significant neg responses, but not good indicator)
Sagebrush
Thimbleberry
(different species)
Mavity, E., Stratton, D., and Berrang, P.(no date) "Effects of Ozone on Several Species of Plants which are Native ot the Western US"
USDA Forest Service, Center for Forest Environmental Studies, Dry Branch, GA
Ozone/SO2 sensitive trees and shrubs Acer negundo
Injury:species determined sensitive
Abeis concolor
by one or more of the following impacts: Amelanchier alniflia
cellular, visible, biochemistry, growth, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
disease resistance..
Artemisia tridentata
x Artemisia sp.
Gleditsia triacanthos
x Physocarpus monogynus
Picea pungens
Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum
Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
x Populus tremuloides
Potentilla fruticosa
x Prunus virginiana
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Quercus gambelii
x Rhus trilobata
Rosa woodsii
Rubus parviflorus
Salix gooddingii
Toxicodentron radicans
x Vaccinium sp.
boxelder
white Fir
serviceberry
red bearberry
big sagebrush
Agropyron smithii
honey-locust
mountain ninebark
blue Spruce
ponderosa pine
ponderosa pine
quaking Aspen
golden hardhack
choke cherry
Douglas fir
Gambel oak
squawberry
Woods’ rose
thimbleberry
Goodding’s willow
eastern poison ivy
x-very sensitive
Binkley, D. et al, "Status of Air Quality and Related Values in Class I National Parks and Monuments of the Colorado Plateau"
western wheatgrass