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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: None

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Upland mixed forests and woodlands

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Description

Green primary thallus of small squamules edged with powdery soralia, a well-developed thallus appearing as a mass of soredia; esorediate podetia about 2-4 mm tall, unbranched, with red apothecia; CHEMISTRY: thallus KC+ gold (usnic acid), UV+ blue-white (squamatic acid); FIELD ID possible with careful observation & field UV test

Similar Species

Cladonia ravenelii is very similar, and often on the same substrates, but has a bluer thallus & is K+ bright yellow, UV-

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Upland mixed forests and woodlands, on wood and bark of Pinus; 1 record on Taxodium

Life History

Lignicolous and corticolous squamulose/fruticose lichenized fungus, photobiont a chlorococcoid alga in genus Trebouxia or Pseudotrebouxia

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Southern Blue Ridge, Piedmont, & rarely in Coastal Plain

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Rare to occasional, but tiny & easily overlooked

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

22 July 2022