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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G5

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:

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Well-lit habitats with trees or shrubs

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Description

Pale green granular thallus with bright blue pruinose disks; FIELD ID: unmistakable

Similar Species

None

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Well-lit habitats with trees or shrubs, mostly on hardwood bark (25% Quercus); 1 record from Juniperus

Life History

Corticolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont a green chlorococcoid alga

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Mostly above the Fall Line, with a few records just below it in the Coastal Plain

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Fairly common

Conservation Management Recommendations

None

References

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

Brodo, I. M. 2016. Keys to lichens of North America: revised and expanded. 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.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

21 July 2022