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Cladonia submitis A. Evans
Dune Reindeer Lichen
Federal Protection: No US federal protection
State Protection: No Georgia state protection
Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank: SNR
Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: No
SWAP High Priority Species (SGCN): No
Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0
Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Deep sands of dry riverine aeolian dunes
Whitish thallus, individual erect branches forming small clumps, with tips all curving over in the same direction; CHEMISTRY: KC+ yellow (usnic acid), other tests negative; FIELD ID: contrast of white thallus with neighboring sterile C. leporina (yellowish) is a clue within limited range; confirm with a field KC test
C. dimorphoclada thalli are smaller, slightly yellowish & usually lax, with matted somewhat flattened podetia
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Deep sands of dry riverine aeolian dunes, on sand, humus
Terricolous fruticose lichenized fungus; photobiont an alga in genus Trebouxia or Pseudotrebouxia
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Coastal Plain (Emanuel Co.)
Single site unprotected, near interstate exit (thus prone to development)
Rare; long-range disjunct from Atlantic Coast
Protect single site from development; limit ignition during prescribed fires to edges of units, allowing interior to burn in patches
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.
Malcolm Hodges
24 July 2022