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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: SNR

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: No

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: None

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Maritime forest complex

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Description

Whitish crust with orange punctiform ascomata

Similar Species

None

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Maritime forest complex, on Juniperus wood

Life History

Saprophytic fungus possibly evolved from lichens; related to several lichenized fungi

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Coast; to be looked for in Southern Blue Ridge

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Possibly rare; only incidentally noted

Conservation Management Recommendations

None

References

Esslinger, T. L. 2021. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. Version 24. Opuscula Philolichenum 20: 100-394.  

Smith, C. W., A. Aptroot, B. J. Coppins, A. Fletcher, O. L. Gilbert, P. W. James & P. A. Wolseley. 2009. The Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland. The British Lichen Society, Department of Botany, The Natural History Museum, London.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges & Sean Beeching

Date Compiled or Updated

27 February 2022