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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

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Description

Tiny matte-black apothecia, thallus paler than bark but indistinct; MICROSCOPY: spores 8/ascus, brown, 2-celled, about 15.5-18 x 7-9.5 µm, unornamented; FIELD ID: obscure, tiny, easily confused with other tiny button lichens, unidentifiable in field with any certainty, requires dissection

Similar Species

Amandinea langloisii also has large spores, but they are coarsely ornamented; A. punctata has smaller spores

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Maritime forest, on Juniperus wood & bark

Life History

Lichenized corticolous fungus; photobiont an alga in genus Trebouxia

Survey Recommendations

Should be looked for in areas with large populations of Juniperus, e.g., cedar glades in NW Ga. & remnant Black Belt prairies in Houston Co.

Range

Coast (possibly missed elsewhere)

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Rare

Conservation Management Recommendations

None

References

Brodo, I. M. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn.

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.

Harris, R. C. & D. Ladd. 2005. Preliminary draft: Ozark lichens. Unpublished manuscript, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

27 February 2022